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akookieforyou's review
2.0
*2.25*
I watched the anime adaptation a few years ago ,and found the story to be completely riveting; ever since, I've always wanted to read the original novel. I found the atmosphere to be really eerie at times, especially leading up to some of the more "horrific" scenes. I did find some of the the characters to be a little irritating in the decisions they made though, to the point that I wanted to yell at them, "What are you doing?!". I honestly feel like a lot could have been avoided with just some communication... probably. Besides that, I found the mystery aspect really interesting; especially regarding whether or not some things were actually real. Overall a pretty good read, and I look forward to the second part.
I watched the anime adaptation a few years ago ,and found the story to be completely riveting; ever since, I've always wanted to read the original novel. I found the atmosphere to be really eerie at times, especially leading up to some of the more "horrific" scenes. I did find some of the the characters to be a little irritating in the decisions they made though, to the point that I wanted to yell at them, "What are you doing?!". I honestly feel like a lot could have been avoided with just some communication... probably. Besides that, I found the mystery aspect really interesting; especially regarding whether or not some things were actually real. Overall a pretty good read, and I look forward to the second part.
throwablebimbon's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
blackcatkai's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
cw: death (of children & parental death), blood, fire, violence, gore, chronic illness, miscarriage/stillborn mentioned, suicide (on page)
the translation doesn't feel like the best, but overall, I enjoyed it.
the translation doesn't feel like the best, but overall, I enjoyed it.
camlojko's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Another was a good read. It was thrilling, with every page really wondering what was going to happen next with characters. It starts off rather slow, and then really just takes off and dives into deep, dark and drastic details throughout all of the characters.
bored_reader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Violence
zarith_yushihara's review against another edition
3.0
Had me in the first half not gonna lie.
The second half was just okay until you get to the end where the plot twist is also just okay.
The second half was just okay until you get to the end where the plot twist is also just okay.
gabrellagore's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
bennibarzy's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
allysadventuresinbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This is 2 books pressed in to one version. I read book 1 and said I'd come back to book 2... It's been over a year now... I'm just accepting that I'm never going to pick up book 2 :'D
An interesting read and anime, I did enjoy the first book. The start especially is very gripping and memorable. Just didn't keep me gripped enough throughout the book to keep going unfortunately!
An interesting read and anime, I did enjoy the first book. The start especially is very gripping and memorable. Just didn't keep me gripped enough throughout the book to keep going unfortunately!