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Revelator

Daryl Gregory

4.03 AVERAGE

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DID NOT FINISH: 45%

Too much of this kind of thing lately, lost interest
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this book. The tone was so eerie and it was set up really well. I had an idea of where it was going but then it changed along the way and in the end I was still wrong about a lot of things, which I loved. I loved the setting and the way it was told with past and present colliding. I also loved how you could really feel the pain of Stella’s youth and her own difficulties in the present and then working out how they fit together. The story itself was so intriguing and unique. I listened to the audiobook, which felt really immersive.
Also the very end was so great. I really loved it.
Highly recommend! 

Great characters, atmosphere, and setting but ok story. It was a bit predictable to me, even the ending which other readers were surprised by.

I felt like there were parts where the main character should have known better- as in it felt out of character for her. It was unnecessarily drawn out in the mid-towards the end, I think to give more girth to the book but just really didn't make sense for the main character, who I felt was smarter than that.

I listened to the audio book and the narration and character voices were amazing.

This is like if Silent Hill 3 were set in the country.
dark mysterious sad fast-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
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Southern Gothic ghost story

This one was good. An engaging fast read. Unpredictable and clever. Gods and monsters. Moonshine and bootleggers. It's a work of wonderful imagination very well told.