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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
If you think about Daphne she will come for you, so don't think about Daphne.
I started this book during my week of only reading horror, and it took me a while to finish. Daphne is an interesting and spunky take on the slasher-horror genre in which Daphne, the 7-foot-something ghost of small-town Samhattan's most notorious outcast, begins picking off the high school girl's basketball team one by one. I liked the story's progression and the POVs from each girl we get moments before each is murdered, but some things about this book felt weirdly off to me. The detective character's POV wasn't doing much for me, and the dialogue generally felt really strange and unrealistic. I can't seem to escape 3-star books this month.
Some moments truly terrified me, though, especially because I read most of this while dogsitting alone in a big empty house! When I tell you I locked the bedroom door, I'm not just saying that.
I started this book during my week of only reading horror, and it took me a while to finish. Daphne is an interesting and spunky take on the slasher-horror genre in which Daphne, the 7-foot-something ghost of small-town Samhattan's most notorious outcast, begins picking off the high school girl's basketball team one by one. I liked the story's progression and the POVs from each girl we get moments before each is murdered, but some things about this book felt weirdly off to me. The detective character's POV wasn't doing much for me, and the dialogue generally felt really strange and unrealistic. I can't seem to escape 3-star books this month.
Some moments truly terrified me, though, especially because I read most of this while dogsitting alone in a big empty house! When I tell you I locked the bedroom door, I'm not just saying that.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rambling and incoherent for the most part. Very disjointed. Reads like a bad YA novel. There's no personality to any of the many characters introduced. The setting and pacing is bad. A short and disappointing read.
Thank you Netgalley and Random House for this ARC.
Loved the premise of this book and found it to be a different kind of slasher and kind of a reprieve from all the "final girls" ones out there.
I just felt like there was a lot missing for me. I wish there was more to Kit's journal entries since they were so prevalent in the book. I also feel like the build up seemed a bit last minute and almost unfinished at the end.
Overall a decent read on my end but it will probably read better for the super slasher fans.
Loved the premise of this book and found it to be a different kind of slasher and kind of a reprieve from all the "final girls" ones out there.
I just felt like there was a lot missing for me. I wish there was more to Kit's journal entries since they were so prevalent in the book. I also feel like the build up seemed a bit last minute and almost unfinished at the end.
Overall a decent read on my end but it will probably read better for the super slasher fans.
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
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
very enjoyable! finally a good book comes from book club recommendations- id have liked to know more about the killer and all that, but you can only get so much i suppose! was interesting to have kit, a girl with severe anxiety as the final girl in a horror novel- made it neat! jeez do i wish i knew more about the details though
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes