Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Watchers by A.M. Shine

13 reviews

emmajewish's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book started off great, very atmospheric with a sense of true terror. A spooky forest that seems to have a mind of its own with dangerous monsters you can't see? Careful reading at night! However, as the book BEGAN to end, the pacing grew odd and sluggish at times. I couldn't put this down in the beginning, but the end had me wishing the book was shorter.

I struggled to understand the character's motivations sometimes but loved reading about them nonetheless. This is definitely a combination of plot and character-driven as you are also focused on the plot itself.
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epeolatri's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

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k_noodlesoup's review

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Such a fun spooky read! I loved the setting and the pacing of the novel. And I love how it was based in Irish folklore. Definitely scared me half to death, so that's a win for me from a horror read.
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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I didn’t expect to like this as much as I did! The ending definitely wasn’t what I wanted but it is what it is. Can’t wait to see the movie based on this
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mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It was pretty easy to figure out the twist early on, but the actual ending itself really took me by surprise. 
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jmkendall0218's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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rosehecker's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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killmoore_'s review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this far more than I was expecting to, despite figuring out the big twist early on. It was well written, genuinely spooky at times (had me looking out my dark window multiple times, lol) and the characters were well flushed out. 

It read like an M. Night Shyamalan movie, so I'm excited to see the film when it comes out. 
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sonygaystation's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was so much fun omg. I loved the concept and it was so perfectly eerie. The pacing could’ve maaaybe been a little better but it didn’t really detract from my enjoyment at all. The ending left me wanting for a lot more though 😭 I’m so glad the yellow one existed in this universe, it was the sweetest touch and made me happy in moments that were really tense 
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midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

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