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throwback682's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is, as the author says in the acknowledgments, “a book about haunted mineral water”.
I found the ending unsatisfying but maybe that’s that “leave them wanting more” I hear about.
The descriptions were amazing, especially of the outdoors scenes, the springs, the woods, the storms. But the hotel and the people (and visions) really came to life as well.
I didn’t like the music and sound effects on the audiobook, they were distracting and felt incongruous.
I found the ending unsatisfying but maybe that’s that “leave them wanting more” I hear about.
The descriptions were amazing, especially of the outdoors scenes, the springs, the woods, the storms. But the hotel and the people (and visions) really came to life as well.
I didn’t like the music and sound effects on the audiobook, they were distracting and felt incongruous.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Racism, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Murder, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Vomit
The N word is said more than once. Two characters see or hear things that are not there (sort of). This is a ghost story, but some supernatural aspects strongly mimic drug addiction as well as mental illness (voices in your head etc).mostlybees's review against another edition
Luckily I didn’t finish this book. It was the book club book for March. Reading a story that takes place in a state I live in is neat, and that’s my only good comment about this book. I think the story is bad, the characters are poorly written, and the writing is bad.
I listened to the audio book because I thought that would be better than reading 500-something pages, and I think that was a mistake. The narrator’s voice was infuriating, and they used accents for characters and some accents were not in good taste.
I listened to the audio book because I thought that would be better than reading 500-something pages, and I think that was a mistake. The narrator’s voice was infuriating, and they used accents for characters and some accents were not in good taste.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
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