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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Interesting concept, slightly poor execution. I did enjoy the ending and interspersed snippets of articles / interviews.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fun read :) I normally don’t like mysteries where there’s such heavy supernatural elements , it gets a little silly to me but this one was fun, and definitely unexpected. The last 20%~ jammed a lot of lore / explaining but it flowed , somewhat. Clunky at the end but still worth the reveal. The author did use the phrase “living in my head, rent free” around the 1/2 mark and the use of that took me so far out of the book I had to put it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol
The very end where Amy is killed was interesting but sort of confusing it was a twist I didn’t see coming and while it made me sit up I don’t know how much actual Sense it made , same with the way we’re basically told the moral of the story is breaking the cycle of abuse while Laura visits Amy’s grave - its sort of clunky and only applies vaguely to the situation. I left the book very unsure about whether Laura meant to kill Amy or not as well as what the Needleman is at this point/ if she’s controlling it or letting it free etc , the wrap up was very focused on giving us the meaning behind the story that I actually didn’t get answers to some of the story
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
This was entertaining, but I was never all in with it. The premise was cool and it would work well in a movie format, but was harder in writing to get across. The ending was disappointing and didn't feel too much like it made sense.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Uneven in tone. This book plays out like a light crime caper but the subject matter is very dark. It missed its potential to say something larger about the nature of fame stardom and celebrity. The character arc was also another missed opportunity. It felt unearned the main characters personality felt underdeveloped, despite the amount of time we spent in her head.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A page turner with a style and an ending I didn't like. Still, I loved the pace and the story.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Had some good ideas. Liked the idea of a haunted production being rebooted and going through similar difficulties. Unfortunately like a lot of things I've read recently the reveal and final chapters really let me down. It got a little bit more far fetched, the the "one year later" rather than keeping wrapped somewhat nice made things even more confusing. Felt like it was a great story and idea that maybe never quite had the proper ending decided on and was figured out as it was written. It just felt like it wasnt a fully realized plot conclusion.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated