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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
This was a good book. Not what I was expecting🤣 but I ended up liking it more than I thought
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting concept but felt like misleading blurb - not psychological horror, instead gore horror which is not obvious until you reach the first description of it. Noticed a few continuity errors but was fast paced as most action scenes were variations on graphic attacks and gore descriptions. Characters were not very likeable, female main character felt especially 2D despite having a lot of interesting potential. A lot of mentions of racial slurs and xenophobia. Definitely someones cup of tea if you like more gory horror as is a very unique and shocking concept with creative horror scenes but just definitely not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Islamophobia, Medical content
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'd never read anything by Graham Masterton but this first book in the Patel & Pardoe series intrigued me. The first couple of chapters really hooked me, and I must say that there is a fair amount of gore in this book as well. It has a sort of 'Hot Fuzz', dark comedy feel to it. Unfortunately, after a few chapters I lost interest in the book because it seemed like some of the chapters were over written and delayed in getting to the point. What I mean by that is, I think the book could of been more effective/enjoyable if it had some of the benign descriptive paragraphs taken out. This book is more of a paranormal mystery/thriller as opposed to a horror novel. If you enjoy impossible crime novels this would be a great book for you!
I grudgingly give this a 3 star rating. I give the author props for coming up with a different type of horror story. I also feel he is a good writer. My only real problem with this book is it was so unbelievable and ridiculous that I was surprised he found a way to make it as long as it was. I think this could have been a short story.
The action was good and the horrible way the people killed others was satisfyingly well done. But, I just could not get with the clothing becoming alive and killing. I think I would have liked it more if he kept the idea of the clothes having ghost in them but only being activated when they are worn rather than them actually going around killing people with out physical bodies.
Overall, I think he did find a way of justifying what was happening in the end, though I still felt it was a silly book.
The action was good and the horrible way the people killed others was satisfyingly well done. But, I just could not get with the clothing becoming alive and killing. I think I would have liked it more if he kept the idea of the clothes having ghost in them but only being activated when they are worn rather than them actually going around killing people with out physical bodies.
Overall, I think he did find a way of justifying what was happening in the end, though I still felt it was a silly book.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book has me clutching at my legs in pain at parts (iykyk) and just gagging at others. The end was utter chaos and bloodshed, but I mainly enjoyed the horribly graphic deaths that happened in the beginning with the individuals. And that final chapter had me laughing out loud cause no shit that was going to happen lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry
This feels like an evil version of The Pale Green Pants by Dr. Seuss, but much worse. It had me hooked for a little bit, but the premise was too silly to be scared of. Not only that, but I found this to be a bit of a slog to get through towards the end.