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lashanabrad's review against another edition
3.0
I am loving books by this author! Can't wait to read more
riyabhatia15_'s review against another edition
4.0
even though the beginning was very slow, (the first 15% really) the rest of the book makes up for it to such immense levels. There are some racist stereotype jokes, which to be honest is disheartening but the story was so good, I am conflicted. Although I'm only rating it 4 stars instead of 5 because of it. The ending got me. How the author played us, ah! I am immediately going this start reading the next book. Side note: This should have the trigger warning for gore and violence just in case someone does not have the stomach for it.
emilyhornbyy's review against another edition
3.5
This was a good book. Not what I was expecting🤣 but I ended up liking it more than I thought
elisereadsmore's review against another edition
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
lenthegreywitch's review against another edition
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
3.0
eveeheather's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
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, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Islamophobia, and Medical content
jt089's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.75
charliefish's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.5
splatter_fauwxx's review against another edition
3.0
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!