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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
4,5 ✨
Okkultismus, Beschwörungen, Geister, Riten und Dämonen - Wer hier einen normalen Thriller erwartet wird (zum Glück) enttäuscht, denn "Die Schatten" ist eine blockbustermäßige Horror- und Suspensegeschichte, die süchtig macht.
Bei dem Duo Guillermo del Toro und Chuck Hogan weiß ich eigentlich von vornherein, dass die Bücher an Spannung einiges auffahren und eine Atmosphäre wie im Kino schaffen werden. Und so ist es auch hier: Kein Buch zum Lesen, sondern zum Erleben!
Klare Leseempfehlung
Okkultismus, Beschwörungen, Geister, Riten und Dämonen - Wer hier einen normalen Thriller erwartet wird (zum Glück) enttäuscht, denn "Die Schatten" ist eine blockbustermäßige Horror- und Suspensegeschichte, die süchtig macht.
Bei dem Duo Guillermo del Toro und Chuck Hogan weiß ich eigentlich von vornherein, dass die Bücher an Spannung einiges auffahren und eine Atmosphäre wie im Kino schaffen werden. Und so ist es auch hier: Kein Buch zum Lesen, sondern zum Erleben!
Klare Leseempfehlung
Unfortunately, this really feels like half a novel, but not in the way of 'this will become better in a series.' Rather, it's like there's half a good idea in there, glimmers of del Toro's classic creations and monster sensibilities beneath far too many layers of generic CIA spy thriller bullshit. Characters feel underdeveloped, with only small glimpses of their personality, and the plot sometimes takes nonsensical leaps and bounds that leave you scratching your head going "Why." The series could improve, I suppose, but as it stands, this was a hard pass for me.
Could not put it down. After The Strain trilogy I can't wait to see what they do with this.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Portsmouth library loan.
There’s something wonderful about Del Toro’s world building that I love. So smooth and well though out with relatable characters.
This story follows two FBI agents from different generations being dragged into an occult occurrence of mass violent outbursts with no discernible link. The narrative touches on racism and slavery as well religion that drives the story rather than to tick boxes.
A slow burner of a horror rather than an outright terror fest.
There’s something wonderful about Del Toro’s world building that I love. So smooth and well though out with relatable characters.
This story follows two FBI agents from different generations being dragged into an occult occurrence of mass violent outbursts with no discernible link. The narrative touches on racism and slavery as well religion that drives the story rather than to tick boxes.
A slow burner of a horror rather than an outright terror fest.
A captivating supernatural thriller. I enjoyed the creepy and dark descriptions. I was reading at one point late into the night bc I had to know what happened next and creeped myself out. The way the authors wrote some scenes I could totally picture a Guillermo Del Toro movie scene from it
I'm not someone who has read a lot of horror books; I think I've read one once in the past and I didn't like it all that much but I was really impressed by how much I enjoyed The Hollow Ones.
I found this book quite creepy (a 'don't read in bed' kinda creepy) - it gave me Sleepy Hollow (the TV show) vibes. It was interesting and had me hooked from very early on. I found myself invested in and connected to the characters quickly. I was even sad when people who we only knew for a few pages died. There were parts in the book that were quite shocking; even though I should have expected it due to the genre I was still a bit shocked when adults and kids died on-page.
I also liked the jumping around in time and POVs - it was well done and didn't affect the flow of the story. Even though it took me quite a few days to finish this, it was a quick read when I actually sat down to it, and I was shocked by how much had happened in the number of pages I had read.
I didn't realise that this was the first book in a series (Blackwood Tapes Volume 1) until about 100 pages before the end when there was still quite a lot of the story to tie up. A lot happened very quickly at the end of the book though, which probably could've happened slower if the book was a little longer but this didn't spoil the book for me at all.
I really liked Odessa and Hugo; they were likable and a bit sassy, and I hope that they're both featured in the books to come. Overall I'm super glad that I read this book and it helped me get out of a reading slump. I will be reading the next book in the series (if there is one), and I'll look into more books from both authors.
I found this book quite creepy (a 'don't read in bed' kinda creepy) - it gave me Sleepy Hollow (the TV show) vibes. It was interesting and had me hooked from very early on. I found myself invested in and connected to the characters quickly. I was even sad when people who we only knew for a few pages died. There were parts in the book that were quite shocking; even though I should have expected it due to the genre I was still a bit shocked when adults and kids died on-page.
I also liked the jumping around in time and POVs - it was well done and didn't affect the flow of the story. Even though it took me quite a few days to finish this, it was a quick read when I actually sat down to it, and I was shocked by how much had happened in the number of pages I had read.
I didn't realise that this was the first book in a series (Blackwood Tapes Volume 1) until about 100 pages before the end when there was still quite a lot of the story to tie up. A lot happened very quickly at the end of the book though, which probably could've happened slower if the book was a little longer but this didn't spoil the book for me at all.
I really liked Odessa and Hugo; they were likable and a bit sassy, and I hope that they're both featured in the books to come. Overall I'm super glad that I read this book and it helped me get out of a reading slump. I will be reading the next book in the series (if there is one), and I'll look into more books from both authors.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No