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addimeliajareau's review against another edition
2.0
My real rating would be 3.5 stars.
At first sight, the premise of this book seemed...very strange. It's only when I read it that truly got into it. It was a read I enjoyed. It made a story It maybe not have been the best, but the fact that they made this type of a book with the theme of jealousy? It's great.
At first sight, the premise of this book seemed...very strange. It's only when I read it that truly got into it. It was a read I enjoyed. It made a story It maybe not have been the best, but the fact that they made this type of a book with the theme of jealousy? It's great.
paulabrandon's review against another edition
5.0
One of those rare YA books that has stuck with me and haunted me long after I've finished it! Cooney's writing can tend to be a bit too flowery and metaphorical for me, but this (literally!) chilling tale had me hooked. It's a book that really does make you think, even if you're in your mid-30s and not the target audience!
arie123's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition
5.0
So far the Point Horror books I've read have been pretty mediocre. This is the 10th one I've read and was such a refreshing change. No jump scares, no dream sequences that go nowhere. Just a straightforward psychological thriller where a Lannie, girl with a dangerous power, uses it as a threat to have the relationship that she wants.
This was not pleasant to read, Lannie was so disconcerting throughout, and the situation that the other characters found themselves in felt so inescapable, that I needed to finish the book to get out myself out of it. Rarely does a horror story make me feel anything at all. Most horror books I've read have either bored me, or were not able to maintain any level of threat of discomfort for me. Not this time. What made Lannie's abilities so insidious wasn't just the fact she could freeze people solid, but she was able to project a level of amnesia that made people forget.
Like many endings to horror stories, this one will probably divide opinion, but the way the story is left off and how the characters were behaving at that point was so complex and deep that it even questions the progenitors of evil and villainy.
This was not pleasant to read, Lannie was so disconcerting throughout, and the situation that the other characters found themselves in felt so inescapable, that I needed to finish the book to get out myself out of it. Rarely does a horror story make me feel anything at all. Most horror books I've read have either bored me, or were not able to maintain any level of threat of discomfort for me. Not this time. What made Lannie's abilities so insidious wasn't just the fact she could freeze people solid, but she was able to project a level of amnesia that made people forget.
Like many endings to horror stories, this one will probably divide opinion, but the way the story is left off and how the characters were behaving at that point was so complex and deep that it even questions the progenitors of evil and villainy.
charbookchar's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
xteax's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
whatshereads727's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
ghostinthepages's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
2.0
I didn't really love this one but it wasn't a bad read
stagasaurus's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! I can see why I kept this one for twenty three years. Genuinely good. This book breaks so many point horror cliches. There are no misleading cliff hanger chapter endings, no jumpy bits. Just a slow shivery crawl. The characters are not as shallow as the other books either. Does have some amazing descriptions that made me raise an eyebrow though. "The sun was going down like a circle of construction paper falling off the bulletin board."
Reminds me of: Nothing I can think of.
"It was probably just a practical joke" moment: No one said this.
"You probably just imagined it" moment: A few people lied to themselves but it was different somehow.
Innocent victims?: Interesting the effect of hate creating hate. I didn't pick that up when I read it as a teenager but it's a clever analogy. So many parallels that you could read into this all through history and present.
How blindingly obvious?: There's no mystery, we know who's behind everything from the start but it doesn't make it any less scary.
Plot holes / Unfinished plot lines: The whole ending is deliberately left open for us to choose our own ending. I would have liked to have known more though.
Inappropriate happy ending: Again, breaks another cliche in that this does not happen. The ending feels grown up and messy. What does she do with the evil girl when she warms her up?
Reminds me of: Nothing I can think of.
Spoiler
"It was probably just a practical joke" moment: No one said this.
"You probably just imagined it" moment: A few people lied to themselves but it was different somehow.
Innocent victims?: Interesting the effect of hate creating hate. I didn't pick that up when I read it as a teenager but it's a clever analogy. So many parallels that you could read into this all through history and present.
How blindingly obvious?: There's no mystery, we know who's behind everything from the start but it doesn't make it any less scary.
Plot holes / Unfinished plot lines: The whole ending is deliberately left open for us to choose our own ending. I would have liked to have known more though.
Inappropriate happy ending: Again, breaks another cliche in that this does not happen. The ending feels grown up and messy. What does she do with the evil girl when she warms her up?