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Der Geisterbaum by Christina Henry, Sigrun Zühlke

6 reviews

cscharfway's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book was a bit slow to start, but the author’s writing really builds the tension and sparks intrigue over this murder mystery in a small town that really pulls you in. I don’t generally find books ‘scary’, but this had strong horror elements that were just chilling to read. Some of the character tropes I found a bit eye-rolling, such as the bigoted old lady, and sl*t shaming, but it did set the scene for a decades long cover-up and the ways in which people turn a blind eye to things happening right in front of them.

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sonygaystation's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Cool concept but muddy execution. Especially towards the end. Plus i felt the slurs and vitriol to express racism was so unnecessarily too much

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ladykatka's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really like the concept of this story, it is quite good. Also, David is too good, we don't deserve him.

I didn't rate the book very high though because the romantic relationships in this book are actually pretty gross. The main heroine is 14, and the author makes us the reader painfully aware she is a very young 14, a child. She dresses like a child, plays pretend like a child, and has no interest in boys. Yet this 18 year old is interested in her and wants to date her? Why? Why? Why I ask you? It is gross and makes no sense what so ever. Ewww.

Then there is her friend, she wants to be a grown, she wants to womanly and worldly and cool. She thinks she has to be sexy and desirable to do so. Ok, granted, we all know young teens with this mindset, but to have her actually get into a sexual relationship with an adult is seriously messed up.

In the end, it doesn't work out and you could say the take away is "This kind of relationship is dangerous" but it is still really gross.

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