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tell_them_stories's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
betweenthe_pages's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
tyrkysoveknihy's review against another edition
2.0
Bylo by to i dobrý, kdyby to nemělo tak pitomý postavy a půlka nebyla natahovaná jak rozteklej sýr
+ atmosféra
+ creepy scény
- psycho postavy
- 1/3 knihy než se člověk dostal na konec anotace
DÁLE VIZ RECENZE MadMadiee
SHRNULA TO NAPROSTO BRAVŮRNĚ, POD TO SE PODEPISUJU
+ atmosféra
+ creepy scény
- psycho postavy
- 1/3 knihy než se člověk dostal na konec anotace
DÁLE VIZ RECENZE MadMadiee
SHRNULA TO NAPROSTO BRAVŮRNĚ, POD TO SE PODEPISUJU
kaygeraldine's review against another edition
4.0
Predictable ending, but I loved the build up and the main characters!!!
alongreader's review
3.0
Skye is tired of looking after her younger sister Deirdre. Precious Deirdre who can never get her head out of her strange fantasy worlds, who always seems set apart. Skye's tired of playing along and protecting her, so when Deirdre doesn't come inside one evening Skye just leaves her and falls asleep.
And wakes up to discover Deirdre is missing. Now she'll have to go deep into the heart of those almost forgotten games to reclaim her. And it will cost her dearly.
The summary made this book sound amazing, and there's nothing wrong with it exactly. It's just not for me; I couldn't get into it, I thought it dragged, I wasn't really interested in what happened next. I think it'll do very well in the right hands; sadly, those hands are not mine.
Receiving an ARC did not affect my review in any way.
And wakes up to discover Deirdre is missing. Now she'll have to go deep into the heart of those almost forgotten games to reclaim her. And it will cost her dearly.
The summary made this book sound amazing, and there's nothing wrong with it exactly. It's just not for me; I couldn't get into it, I thought it dragged, I wasn't really interested in what happened next. I think it'll do very well in the right hands; sadly, those hands are not mine.
Receiving an ARC did not affect my review in any way.
michellewords's review against another edition
5.0
"I've buried terrible things."
Here There Are Monsters is a book about Deirdre and Skye. It's a first person story told from 16 year old Skye's perspective after they move into a new area that is more swamp than suburbia.Skye uses the move as a chance to start over with a new group of friends: Sophie, Kevin, and William. Deirdre is wild at heart and embraces the forest and the forest swallows her somehow. Skye feels like there's something more out there in Deirdre's kingdom. It's always been a game, children's pretend stories, but this time it's something more.
I read Berube's The Dark Beneath the Ice Last Year and I loved it so much. I was psyched to get this one through Net Galley as well. She does not disappoint.
I love the way she tells a story. I lose myself in her details and the dark, creepy vibe. She writes a good creepy, horror. It reminds me of nightmares and horror movies. It's so good!
I also love the way she weaves her themes into her books. This one seems to surround the choice teenagers make between their friends and their families, about choices and what defines a person. Is it the monster you know, the monster you want to know, or are you the monster? It's awesome and subtly powerful.
I'm a huge fan. I will follow Berube into the dark any day.
Huge thanks to Net Galley and Berube' for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Here There Are Monsters is a book about Deirdre and Skye. It's a first person story told from 16 year old Skye's perspective after they move into a new area that is more swamp than suburbia.Skye uses the move as a chance to start over with a new group of friends: Sophie, Kevin, and William. Deirdre is wild at heart and embraces the forest and the forest swallows her somehow. Skye feels like there's something more out there in Deirdre's kingdom. It's always been a game, children's pretend stories, but this time it's something more.
I read Berube's The Dark Beneath the Ice Last Year and I loved it so much. I was psyched to get this one through Net Galley as well. She does not disappoint.
I love the way she tells a story. I lose myself in her details and the dark, creepy vibe. She writes a good creepy, horror. It reminds me of nightmares and horror movies. It's so good!
I also love the way she weaves her themes into her books. This one seems to surround the choice teenagers make between their friends and their families, about choices and what defines a person. Is it the monster you know, the monster you want to know, or are you the monster? It's awesome and subtly powerful.
I'm a huge fan. I will follow Berube into the dark any day.
Huge thanks to Net Galley and Berube' for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
keishamae85's review against another edition
5.0
I'm giving this book 5 stars because it is truly a great book... all the way until the last chapter.. the ending was horrible but all in all the book as a whole was well written
annithebookaholic's review against another edition
3.25
The beginning of this was really slow and kind of boring, then the middle picked up and was really interesting and then the ending was kind of bad again. So low lows and a high high with this one when it comes to plot.
I didn't like the main characters or almost any character (William was good!) for tha matter and something about the writing didn't work for me either.
I didn't like the main characters or almost any character (William was good!) for tha matter and something about the writing didn't work for me either.
pwbalto's review against another edition
4.0
Just shy of that last star because I found the ending pretty anticlimactic. I felt like we were being set up for a sequel, which in a way fits because sibling relationships never really end, they just boil up periodically and then simmer down again. But still - the book sets up extremely strong characters who don't seem like they'd settle for anything less than a knock-down drag-out fight.