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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Did not care for the fantasy nature of the book
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one is a bit different from James Patterson's usual novels. More dystopian/sci-fi than his regular cop procedural style. The are enough different POVs that numerous narrators are used. If there was only a single narrator I think it would have gotten too confusing to follow properly. I don't want to say too much because I don't want to give anything away. Essentially things begin going wrong in a small town. They quickly relize they don't have communication outside of their community and residents are having difficulty trying to leave. Everything goes south from there. A quick pace and an interesting plot.
dark
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
This was not one of Mr Patterson's great works. I've read many of his books. I didn't care for this one.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This story takes place in a small town, a small town with no crime, where people don't lock their doors at night and everybody knows everybody. But when a mysterious girl shows up, the town seems to lose their mind. Violent crimes are happening all across the town, so much so the small police force can't keep up.
This Book sounded really interesting, I was excited to see where this mystery would go, but it took me down a really weird path … really weird.
This Book sounded really interesting, I was excited to see where this mystery would go, but it took me down a really weird path … really weird.
Uhhh, what?!? I seriously wonder how people come up with these stories. I literally could not put this book down, it hooks you at the start and you just have a compulsion to keep reading to see where the story goes. And, you'll never guess, trust me, you just keep going until the shocking end.
Thank you to Net Galley and Grand Central Publishing for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to Net Galley and Grand Central Publishing for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not my favorite James Patterson. With this co-author (JD Barker) it's very different from previous books. Weird, a little hard to follow, science fiction.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Too graphic and continually horrific
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury