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badpunsanduwu's review against another edition
5.0
Horror is not my genre , but everything about it hits !
The audiobook is really the way to go , the sound effects added to the overall story.
Something about it being Desi and being based on the college lore just had me so interested in the book for me to finish the whole audiobook.
It did get a bit redundant with the scares in the end , but I think that's more of a me problem than anything else , I could've easily dispersed my reading over few more days instead of binge listening and that would've been fine.
The audiobook is really the way to go , the sound effects added to the overall story.
Something about it being Desi and being based on the college lore just had me so interested in the book for me to finish the whole audiobook.
It did get a bit redundant with the scares in the end , but I think that's more of a me problem than anything else , I could've easily dispersed my reading over few more days instead of binge listening and that would've been fine.
bookreviewsgr's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
That was fun! The sound effects of the audiobook leveled up the experience of reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
soniek's review
3.0
A collection of 10 short horror tales set in different Indian college campuses. Each one is based on popular campus myths, superstitions & local legends. But instead of simply presenting the legends as is, the author has used them as bases & added other elements like social message, regional culture & history etc. to weave new stories of her own.
The resulting stories are novel, gripping & terrifying at various levels. What I loved most were the campus settings. My alma mater Kgp has been featured too, and since I know the campus well, I know how intricately CD has done her research & magically takes the reader to these campuses through her vivid & accurate imagery.
This book is refreshing & promising, that there's hope to be able to read many more good horror stories. There aren't any cliches or tropes, and while there are ghosts in the stories, they aren't the only scary elements.
I'd recommend this to all horror fans.
The resulting stories are novel, gripping & terrifying at various levels. What I loved most were the campus settings. My alma mater Kgp has been featured too, and since I know the campus well, I know how intricately CD has done her research & magically takes the reader to these campuses through her vivid & accurate imagery.
This book is refreshing & promising, that there's hope to be able to read many more good horror stories. There aren't any cliches or tropes, and while there are ghosts in the stories, they aren't the only scary elements.
I'd recommend this to all horror fans.
deepti_srivatsan's review
5.0
I loved Chandrima’s style of writing and it is evident that a lot of research has gone into this book. As an author myself, I know that it is difficult to make short stories gripping since there’s very little scope to include plot twists without multiple subplots/characters. And yet Chandrima does this with ease. The stories are riveting and some parts are genuinely hair raising. Enjoyed reading this one.
oishika's review
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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