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readthesparrow's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Style is interesting, and on a technical prose level is is excellent. However, the heavy references can make it difficult to follow at times, even for a horror/slasher lover. Style, despite being interesting and being thematically appropriate, was also difficult to follow at times and often exhausting, even for a 200 page novel. Normally I would blaze through a 200 page novel, but this took me five days to read because I could only get through around 20-40 pages at a time before having to take a break.
Liked the story and the characters, but it was just. Too much at times.
Also,the final college epilogue was really goofy. Did I like it? Eh. Sure. It's camp. I think I was mostly just glad it was over.
Interesting to see the bones it shares with MHIACS.
Liked the story and the characters, but it was just. Too much at times.
Also,
Interesting to see the bones it shares with MHIACS.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty
dragonbloom's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Hated the writing style, but found the ending more satisfactory than I was expecting. Enjoyed Izzy’s character development. The reveal that Izzy is a virgin and Lindsay isn’t was awful, though.
The deaths were a little contrived, and the lack of environmental description left me confused during action scenes, but I usually got there in the end. The characters felt 3D.
The deaths were a little contrived, and the lack of environmental description left me confused during action scenes, but I usually got there in the end. The characters felt 3D.
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Self harm
Murder, violence, injury, gore: The book is quite violent, as it mimics slasher movies. Fire:
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