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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
This is the first book I picked up after a couple years of not reading. It was everything I need in a book to get me wanting to read again.
It had some humor, sad moments, scary moments.
All in all this book was a page turner!
It’s needs to be made into a tv series it would be so good!
It had some humor, sad moments, scary moments.
All in all this book was a page turner!
It’s needs to be made into a tv series it would be so good!
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Uno de los mejores aspectos de lo que llamaré "tópicos vampíricos" es la camaradería que surge entre el grupo de personajes que se hace con la misión de detener al vampiro, no puedo afirmar que esto empezó con Drácula, ya que no he investigado el tema, pero es un aspecto que me fascina. Guía del club de lectura para matar vampiro es la misma historia de vampiros que ya se ha contado tantas veces, no se distingue por incorporar aspectos nuevos en la construcción del monstruo, si no de relatar un punto de vista distinto en los personajes "vivos" víctimas de la criatura. Este grupo de amas de casa poseen la misma credibilidad antes sus esposos, que el grupo de amigos encargado de dar muerte a Pennywise en la novela de Stephen King, dándonos una interesante y sobretodo convincente propuesta.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Rape, Murder
adventurous
dark
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Old Village in the 1990s is the type of neighborhood where you leave your front door unlocked. Patricia spends her days cleaning the house, looking after her children, and choosing her battles with her husband. Her escape is book club, where she gathers with the other housewives to read true crime and horror novels. So when their new neighbor James Harris moves in and children start to disappear, Patty can read between the lines. She's convinced he's a serial killer - until she sees him and realizes he's somehow even worse.
A smart horror novel, where the real horror isn't necessarily the vampire but the ways women are gaslighted and abused by men, even the men who are supposed to be closest to them. This is classified as a horror novel, but I didn't find it that scary! Has one of the best Author's Notes.
A smart horror novel, where the real horror isn't necessarily the vampire but the ways women are gaslighted and abused by men, even the men who are supposed to be closest to them. This is classified as a horror novel, but I didn't find it that scary! Has one of the best Author's Notes.
dark
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
for a skeptic of the horror/thriller genre, this was decent. it captured the tension and the eerie, sinister atmosphere. however, the pacing left something to be desired. it felt like long stretches of filler interspersed with extreme heights of action, and even then not the most climactic of scenes. i really felt that loss of momentum in the middle section.
the characters were interesting as a group, but some of them pissed me off a little too much to be rooting for them in the end. i would recommend this for the same kind of people who would join a true crime book club.
the book had a lot of potential for sure, but i don’t think it delved deep enough into some of the themes as i felt it could have to really make it stand out for me personally.
the characters were interesting as a group, but some of them pissed me off a little too much to be rooting for them in the end. i would recommend this for the same kind of people who would join a true crime book club.
the book had a lot of potential for sure, but i don’t think it delved deep enough into some of the themes as i felt it could have to really make it stand out for me personally.