Reviews

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

chasereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

whatrosiereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

katharine613's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kid_vampire's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jasminx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

apurplehyacinth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dowryofbooks's review against another edition

4.0

4/5 stars

All I wanted was something gay and spooky and this book didn't let me down. Loved it. RTC

ember_is_gay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

 

I felt confused for a lot of this book; not by what was happening, more to do with why it was happening. It didn’t feel like any motives were really discussed, and people were doing things just because they needed to so the storyline could be moved on. 

 

The ending also felt weirdly rushed and off, kind of like the writer suddenly realised that they needed to wrap things up but had no plan. I also felt like characters were completely forgotten about at times and weren’t even mentioned for long period of times, like they ceased to exist the second they were not vital to moving the story along. One of the characters best (and really only) friend is killed but no one checks on him, he isn’t mentioned, no one discuses if he is okay, and then he comes back randomly when he is needed. 

 

I really liked the development of Ashley and Logan's relationship. 

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

This is very intriguing YA thriller with a twist of teen sapphic romance thrown into the mix. The suspense in this book was done great and Logan and Ashley were for me scene stealers.s
It ended abruptly but still solid debut nevertheless, if you love Supernatural and The Haunting of Bly Manor then this book will definitely be up your alley!

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

misspinkcoconut's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.0