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bexlrose's review against another edition
3.0
Really hard one to rate because it's almost 2 different books. The first part is awesome, really good horror. Blair Witch type hiking trip gone wrong for some English male friends, picked off one by one, dark shit. Good fun.
The turning point is page 243, where it changes completely. No spoilers, so can't go into it more than that, but it is no longer interesting, scary or thrilling in the last half. Gets good again about 10 pages before the end.
I read the first half of the book really quickly, then put it down for over 5 years!!!! Have only just picked it up again and forced myself to read the remaining 200 pages.
Worth reading for the first part and then putting down. The first part is a good length of book in itself anyway. I don't really know what tor give it. The second half would be a 2, the first half a 4. I guess that makes it a 3 overall.
The turning point is page 243, where it changes completely. No spoilers, so can't go into it more than that, but it is no longer interesting, scary or thrilling in the last half. Gets good again about 10 pages before the end.
I read the first half of the book really quickly, then put it down for over 5 years!!!! Have only just picked it up again and forced myself to read the remaining 200 pages.
Worth reading for the first part and then putting down. The first part is a good length of book in itself anyway. I don't really know what tor give it. The second half would be a 2, the first half a 4. I guess that makes it a 3 overall.
stiorra's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
brysonw314's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
lilliankeys's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Super disappointed
maziarzl_5736's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
joelipsett's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
cameronpetrovich's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
It says a lot about an author’s faith in their audience to interpret their writing(s) when you spend multiple chapters in a row with minimal to no dialogue or story in favor of describing rooms and scenery. It’s definitely not the worst, but doing all that just to have an ambiguous ending feels disjointed.
I’d also like to add I’m not sure if the misogyny and fat phobia are characteristics of the characters or the author, but you can’t write that without projecting.
I’d also like to add I’m not sure if the misogyny and fat phobia are characteristics of the characters or the author, but you can’t write that without projecting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Fatphobia
alexboutilierreed's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I loved the first half, the second half was hard to get into.
<Edited> after watching the movie and further reflecting on the book, changing it to a 4.
<Edited> after watching the movie and further reflecting on the book, changing it to a 4.
a_gillie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
Though I thought it was perhaps too long, I was very impressed. The writing is confident and imaginative, and Nevill’s way of setting a scene is sometimes genius.
It was a highly original spin on a usually well-trodden genre and was packed with enough mystery to keep me hooked throughout.
Sometimes it’s a creature-feature, other times it’s got Wicker Man vibes, but by the end it has carved something unique for itself.
And full credit to David Thorpe for perhaps the best audiobook narration I’ve ever heard.
It was a highly original spin on a usually well-trodden genre and was packed with enough mystery to keep me hooked throughout.
Sometimes it’s a creature-feature, other times it’s got Wicker Man vibes, but by the end it has carved something unique for itself.
And full credit to David Thorpe for perhaps the best audiobook narration I’ve ever heard.