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jessanndotcole's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
thedarkestnight's review
4.0
This book took me a week to figure out my thoughts. But I’ve managed to get a few notes down in my head.
I wasn’t expecting the supernatural. I was thinking it was gonna be a who done it book.
But for my first supernatural horror book I enjoyed it.
I did find whisper’s interesting, though I wanted to know more details about it. Like, guilt was the thing that created him and he’s been around for Decades, centuries, but it’s kinda all that was given, and he can control people inside their head.
The spooky parts were good. I like the mirror area and the characters hearing whisper’s in their heads, that was super creepy.
On the subject of characters, their secrets I found some were a mix of really awful, while others were alittle mild. I just couldn’t figure out any of the secrets so I just went with the flow getting excited for them to be revealed.
There’s only one slight issue I found with characters and it was them being introduced to quickly. It’s abit of an overload having 10 characters introduced in one go. I had to re-read a few sentences just to figure out which character was talking.
I do love Noah tho, he was my favourite.
The ending with Ava felt like an open ending. It didn’t feel like the story was finished, and I wanted to know what happened next. But I guess imagination can come into play.
I wasn’t expecting the supernatural. I was thinking it was gonna be a who done it book.
But for my first supernatural horror book I enjoyed it.
I did find whisper’s interesting, though I wanted to know more details about it. Like, guilt was the thing that created him and he’s been around for Decades, centuries, but it’s kinda all that was given, and he can control people inside their head.
The spooky parts were good. I like the mirror area and the characters hearing whisper’s in their heads, that was super creepy.
On the subject of characters, their secrets I found some were a mix of really awful, while others were alittle mild. I just couldn’t figure out any of the secrets so I just went with the flow getting excited for them to be revealed.
There’s only one slight issue I found with characters and it was them being introduced to quickly. It’s abit of an overload having 10 characters introduced in one go. I had to re-read a few sentences just to figure out which character was talking.
I do love Noah tho, he was my favourite.
The ending with Ava felt like an open ending. It didn’t feel like the story was finished, and I wanted to know what happened next. But I guess imagination can come into play.
darquedreamer's review
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rachelcdm's review
3.0
This book has left me SO CONFUSED.
On the one hand, this book reads like a continuous acid trip, and that’s a lot of fun. Between shards of mirrors, bright lights, creepy whispers and teenage skullduggery. This book is never dull. It’s a supernatural thriller that keeps you hooked from page to page, and that’s great.
On the other hand, this book reads like a continuous acid trip and that’s confusing as hell. There’s too many characters, the magic of the world is bonkers, and it skips from scene to scene with almost no pause (which is explained away using the “magic” of the island, but is still very jarring to read.)
So yes, there was a lot I liked about it. But a lot that left me feeling... underwhelmed.
Also the ending felt like a bit of a 180. I was fully prepared for Ava to BECOME Whispers and I was actually looking forward to that kind of a dark ending and then... well, I’ll let you read it. Either way, felt like a bit of an anti climax to me.
On the one hand, this book reads like a continuous acid trip, and that’s a lot of fun. Between shards of mirrors, bright lights, creepy whispers and teenage skullduggery. This book is never dull. It’s a supernatural thriller that keeps you hooked from page to page, and that’s great.
On the other hand, this book reads like a continuous acid trip and that’s confusing as hell. There’s too many characters, the magic of the world is bonkers, and it skips from scene to scene with almost no pause (which is explained away using the “magic” of the island, but is still very jarring to read.)
So yes, there was a lot I liked about it. But a lot that left me feeling... underwhelmed.
Also the ending felt like a bit of a 180. I was fully prepared for Ava to BECOME Whispers and I was actually looking forward to that kind of a dark ending and then... well, I’ll let you read it. Either way, felt like a bit of an anti climax to me.
plantsnbooks_'s review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
luciearan's review against another edition
3.0
Hned na začátku mě kniha chytla a vtáhla do děje. Silná atmosféra, rychlý rozjed - říkala jsem si, že za to by se nemusel stydět ani kdejaký thriller pro dospělé. Větší počet postav, mi žádné problémy nedělal, alespoň se stále něco dělo. Pak ale, jako by autorka ztratila dech a vlastní dějovou linku. I když cíl byl jasný, jak postavy postupně umíraly, začal svým způsobem ztrácet na významu. Některá tajemství zůstala ne zcela dořešená, atmosféra se postupně vytrácela a já sama začínala mít pocit, že sedím na kolotoči a jízda už mi vůbec není příjemná. A pak přišel konec. Stejně nedořešený a otevřený, jako větší část knihy. Ale hlavně, že přišel. Pokud jde o mě a tuto knihu, platí jednou a dost. A jsem si poměrně jistá, že kdybych o hodnocení, které jsem knize dala, přemýšlela delší dobu a nepsala recenzi hned po jejím dočtení, pravděpodobně bych je ještě snížila.
su_lemos's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lazstearns's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The story started out strong but quickly fizzled as it became to entwined with the supernatural. I wanted there to be a real culprit, not ancient evil. It felt too much like a cop out and left many of the characters feeling flat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Gore, Addiction, and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Car accident, Rape, and Suicide