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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
much more than a monster story! — I liked this one, but didn’t love it as much as others did. I think I was expecting a monster horror story but this is not that, and that’s okay! I just went in thinking it was lol
More of a thriller, in my opinion.
More of a thriller, in my opinion.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
BAD.
Unsatisfying ending. Actually pissed me off. I’m a bit fuming right now ngl. Should’ve DNF, but I kept reading just to figure out the mystery with this damn creature and Heather. Book ends and I’m left feeling ????????? Is there a sequel to this book???? As a stand alone, I don’t believe this is the book yall are hyping up.
If this is a series tho, don’t tell me. I’m not reading it. Or you can link me a YouTube summary. I may watch it.
Unsatisfying ending. Actually pissed me off. I’m a bit fuming right now ngl. Should’ve DNF, but I kept reading just to figure out the mystery with this damn creature and Heather. Book ends and I’m left feeling ????????? Is there a sequel to this book???? As a stand alone, I don’t believe this is the book yall are hyping up.
If this is a series tho, don’t tell me. I’m not reading it. Or you can link me a YouTube summary. I may watch it.
I overall really enjoyed this book, mainly because of Samanthas narrating which made me really feel for her.
It could’ve been shortened and there was A LOT of unnecessary fillers which made me skip some pages through out. But it kept me on edge the whole time with an uncomfortable feeling to my stomach because of the eery setting in the woods and the crazy story. Absolutely recommend as an cozy horror read.
It could’ve been shortened and there was A LOT of unnecessary fillers which made me skip some pages through out. But it kept me on edge the whole time with an uncomfortable feeling to my stomach because of the eery setting in the woods and the crazy story. Absolutely recommend as an cozy horror read.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting
Ended very abruptly
Wish more was explained about the creature
Got a little repetitive in the middle and CP was being annoying
Poor Griffin and Jen :(
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Dit boek was zo leuk! Of nouja, leuk is misschien niet het beste woord voor een horror boek waarin veel geweld, bloed en spanning voorkomt, maar je snapt het idee.
Vanaf bladzijde 1 zat ik er helemaal in, haatte ik William (the bastard) en voelde ik gewoonweg dat er iets niet klopte. Het was super bingable, net als alle andere boeken van Christina Henry, en ik snap simpelweg niet waarom ik hier niet meer over hoor.
Het enige wat ik jammer vond was dat het zo enorm abrupt eindigt. Ik heb nooit behoefte aan een epiloog in een boek (vaak vind ik ze saai), maar hier miste ik hem.
Al met al een ontzettend toffe horror voor in de wintermaanden. Zeker een aanrader!
Vanaf bladzijde 1 zat ik er helemaal in, haatte ik William (the bastard) en voelde ik gewoonweg dat er iets niet klopte. Het was super bingable, net als alle andere boeken van Christina Henry, en ik snap simpelweg niet waarom ik hier niet meer over hoor.
Het enige wat ik jammer vond was dat het zo enorm abrupt eindigt. Ik heb nooit behoefte aan een epiloog in een boek (vaak vind ik ze saai), maar hier miste ik hem.
Al met al een ontzettend toffe horror voor in de wintermaanden. Zeker een aanrader!
I couldn't put this book down because I felt desperate to know what would happen next and how it would end. However, the ending really disappointed me. There were too many questions left unanswered.
[spoiler alert]
One question in particular that bothered me was the lack of knowledge surrounding Heather: why wasn't she mentioned in the news story? Why was the focus solely on Samantha and her mother, when an orphaned girl would get just as much attention, at least a brief mention? The fact that the group had no information for Samantha regarding her sister was completely unrealistic and left far too many questions. I can forgive not knowing exactly what type of creature was stalking them, even though that is another major question, but I've read plenty of eco-horror books that leave the origin or species vague, so I don't always need concrete answers when it comes to that.
Overall, the ending was a big enough disappointment that it brought my rating for this book down to a 3/5, when it otherwise may have been closer to 4.5/5.
[spoiler alert]
One question in particular that bothered me was the lack of knowledge surrounding Heather: why wasn't she mentioned in the news story? Why was the focus solely on Samantha and her mother, when an orphaned girl would get just as much attention, at least a brief mention? The fact that the group had no information for Samantha regarding her sister was completely unrealistic and left far too many questions. I can forgive not knowing exactly what type of creature was stalking them, even though that is another major question, but I've read plenty of eco-horror books that leave the origin or species vague, so I don't always need concrete answers when it comes to that.
Overall, the ending was a big enough disappointment that it brought my rating for this book down to a 3/5, when it otherwise may have been closer to 4.5/5.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced