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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I unfortunately hated this book. To read a book about slashers and have it be completely predictable and boring is disappointing. I also hated how the main character perceived and talked about the world around her and I wish the narrator could've been anyone else. I just didn't enjoy the writing style, the characters, or the plot.
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
This book just needed to condensethe first 200pgs down by like half. But the intensity of the slasher was SO good like the last 100pgs were four stars for sure (their were a couple very cheesy moments which it why it was not five stars but the gore was so good it made up for it)
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can’t say I enjoyed this book but it was interesting. It made me think, but Stephen Graham Jones’s style is just really challenging. And Jade is an unreliable narrator and not particularly likable or relatable through 90% of the book. I did want to know what was happening and what was going to happen, but it’s a slasher after all, and the payoff is bloody and bleak. I am a casual horror fan, and when I caught an obscure reference, it made it more fun to read, but I’m nowhere on the level to catch all these references.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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
Who would like it: Fans of the Scream franchise
Book Review: This is my second book from Stephen Graham Jones.
Totally different from the first, which was The Only Good Indians. Both are really good in a different ways.
If you love an 80s or 90s slasher movies you really want to read this. Also go back and read The Only Good Indians if you haven't read that yet. It's terrifying.
Book Review: This is my second book from Stephen Graham Jones.
Totally different from the first, which was The Only Good Indians. Both are really good in a different ways.
If you love an 80s or 90s slasher movies you really want to read this. Also go back and read The Only Good Indians if you haven't read that yet. It's terrifying.
dark
emotional
informative
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced