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lisashelves's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Murder, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Vomit
bibliophil_leah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, and Gore
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Gore, and Torture
Minor: Sexual content
startjpw23's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
tey_lynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Minor: Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Cursing
amandaboyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Animal death, Gore, Blood, Death, Racism, Stalking, and Violence
kj468's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Specific thoughts:
- I liked the premise (a slasher set at a slasher-simulation camp) a lot. However, the slasher-simulation part ended much earlier in the book than I was expecting or hoping for, and the book very much became something different (a thriller set in the woods, with the camp playing a minor role)
- The writing was very detail-heavy, especially in the first 25%. I think it was ~setting the mood~ but I had a hard time telling what was important vs. what was just vibes & if I had been reading (instead of listening), I might have DNF’d. On the bright side, I could envision the setting very well -- unfortunately, it came at the cost of my attention to the plot.
- I didn’t like the main twist. Around 50% mark, the plot deviated from the traditional slasher I was expecting into something I didn’t like (
a cult sacrificing people to a paranormal power ). - For the most part, the people involved in the evil-doing were pretty predictable. There's a fine line in mysteries & horror, where as a reader, you want to be surprised by who's evil, but you also want to be able to look back and see the signs that were pointing to them. In this book, I was able to pick up every sign pointing towards the evil-doers as I was listening for the first time. So, when evil-doers were unveiled, I wasn't surprised at all -- even their most of their motives were pretty spelled out before the 'big reveal'.
- Mediocre characters - I didn’t feel much of a connection with any of the characters, even the MC. Outside of the MC, I feel like I knew very little (almost nothing) about any of them. Also a fine line in horror -- authors probably don't want readers to be too heartbroken when characters die, because that's what happens in horror -- but I really truly feel like I knew nothing about any of these characters. There was a bit of backstory about the MC, her girlfriend, and another character being lifelong friends, but it wasn't sustainable enough to make me feel like I knew much about the characters. Most of them rang hollow.
- The final chapter and epilogue were a good ending, though. As much as I wasn't thrilled about the major twist that happened around the 50% mark, I did feel like this ending was probably the best ending possible, given that twist.
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
faduma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Torture, Physical abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, and Gun violence
lifeonasofa's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
colloreda's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Animal death, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail