Scan barcode
jkreads's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This was a fun time! Not for most of the characters, but for me. I’m not a huge horror reader so this book was a great, relatively light (if such a thing is possible with horror) foray into the genre for me. Parts of the plot were predictable, some felt a little random and some took me by surprise!
The writing was descriptive but not overly so, it was easy for me to picture the setting and the characters. I really liked the cast of characters, including the FMC Charity.
This would be a good intro to horror/slasher for anyone wanting to try it out as it’s not super full on or gory.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Death
triggs4780's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
rileus's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
Minor: Animal death
chellyfishing's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Child death
bookishflower's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Vomit, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Violence, Torture, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Murder
vixenreader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
3.0
More of a cult folk horror than a slasher, and with a messy narrative structure, a cast of likeable teens with strong friendships, twists that I genuinely did not see coming, and visceral horror and gore made up for the book’s shortcomings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Animal death, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Stalking, Child abuse, Violence, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Medical content, Cursing, Gun violence, and Torture
Minor: Sexual content, Police brutality, and Racism
There is also police negligence, ritualistic sacrifice, weaponry, horror movie spoilers and bodies hidden in lakes.dejarenee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Gore, Murder, Torture, Blood, and Grief
btorsi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
holy moly what a rollercoaster! i loved how this mirrored the classic tropes of a slasher film and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. it was fast paced and full of twists, some of which i saw coming but some that knocked me on my ass in the best way. it certainly goes in a weird direction from the first half to the second but I wasn't too mad about it. overall it was really fun and the deaths all made me actually sad which is what you want from a slasher book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death
noellelovesbooks's review
4.0
Content Warnings: blood, violence, gun violence, murder, and mention of parental neglect.
Ahh this was such a fun read! We get spooky fall vibes, set at an old camp ground, and so much mystery!
This is the perfect read for anyone who likes horror movies that are more suspense and mystery than blood and gore 😉
Ahh this was such a fun read! We get spooky fall vibes, set at an old camp ground, and so much mystery!
This is the perfect read for anyone who likes horror movies that are more suspense and mystery than blood and gore 😉
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood
mfrisk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I loved getting to know the characters in this book so I really didn’t end up minding that it took a little bit for the action to ramp up. I felt like it gave me a bit more time to be invested in the characters and better understand their motivations as we delved into the story. We do also get some subtle lesbian representation in this book from Charity and her girlfriend Bezi which is great to see. I can understand the mixed reaction to the ending and the reveals but it felt fitting to me when thinking about some of the horror movies it references.
I’d highly recommend this book for fans of Scream, AHS: 1984, Friday the 13th, Black Christmas (2019), Final Girls, and of course Fear Street. This book really is a love letter to cheesy 80s and 90s horror movies and those who’ve been inspired by them since.
The only reason I’m rating this 4 stars and not 5 is because I think similar to even some of my favorite horror movies this read suffered from not spacing out the reveals enough at the end. While I saw some of the reveals coming like Lamont being involved and connected to the Owl Society I wish we would have had more time to even register the Owl Society itself as a concept and that we could have gotten more background on the killings by Lamont. It felt like we could have potentially seen some flashbacks in the story to better flesh out some of this information because I genuinely wanted to know more. I really loved this book and felt like the characters really came to life so I look. forward to future horror reads from this author for sure.
I’d highly recommend this book for fans of Scream, AHS: 1984, Friday the 13th, Black Christmas (2019), Final Girls, and of course Fear Street. This book really is a love letter to cheesy 80s and 90s horror movies and those who’ve been inspired by them since.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, and Death