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erinremen's review against another edition
5.0
Claire and Poe were on a camping trip when an event changed their lives forever. Their family was torn apart and they were separated for years. Their father told everyone it was aliens. Their mother believes it was a bear. But no marks were left and the injury they did have was very strange. Now years later they are set to reunite and Poe has a lot he needs to tell his sister about what really happened. Unfortunately something mind blowing happens to him and changes their preconceptions forever. It's exciting, mind bending and emotional and I could not put it down!
hippiechick56's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. A very ambitious tale that doesn't quite meet its goals. Some parts of the story actually defy belief and leave you shaking your head.
larry_l's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
bqueb's review against another edition
4.0
This was outside my usual genre but I’m so glad I read it. Decimate will devil keep you captivated!
lindsey_reads's review against another edition
I just stopped caring. The plot felt very convoluted. It was just meh. Wasn’t worth 220 more pages to find out how it ended.
richtate's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This is an action-movie film sort of horror. It's big and sets out to do a lot of things. Most of which work.
smclarke1993's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
3.25
bookanonjeff's review against another edition
5.0
Mind-Bending Scifi Action. This is one of those trippy books that has enough mystery up front to draw you in, a lot of exposition in the middle to make you understand what is coming, and a balls to the wall back third to show off all that you now know within the context of the original setup. At 440 ish pages, it may read a tad long to some, but I felt the length was pretty solid for all that it was doing here. And the ideas it discusses are intriguing in a vein similar to Marcus Sakey's Afterlife, where death... may only be the beginning. The backstory here was perhaps a well tapped a bit too often in the genre, particularly for anything of this form, and yet was still done well and was truly horrifying (though fortunately not too much of it actually "onscreen"). Overall the tale here was interesting and well told. Very much recommended.
sarahskorupa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
4.0