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michael_benavidez's review
4.0
a story that's less about addiction and more about the aftermath and living with the choices we made during that fog, the window is a special book. whether Gloom wrote it purposefully this way or if this is just his style i don't know, but there is a detached feel from the prose. While we are set up to follow the main character's point of view, we're still kept at arm's length, as though hes guarded from the reader as well.
this is a wonderful trick and creates a sense of distrust while not necessarily falling into the unreliable narrator, but can work to it's detriment. there are some moments, monents of redemption or near redemption that would have been better suited with a more intimate feel.
that said, it's still a great story, with a very mild horror undercurrent that is patiently waiting for the second half of the story. not so much a twist as much as it is a switch flicking on and switching tracks to the next half of the story we dive into the weird. less a mystery and more a what the fuckery plot, this part speeds fast and hard.
where the beginning may have been a slow paced drama of addiction and grief, this was nonstop action. while there were some exposition dumps to get here, it was worth the wild but slow build up preceding it.
this is a wonderful trick and creates a sense of distrust while not necessarily falling into the unreliable narrator, but can work to it's detriment. there are some moments, monents of redemption or near redemption that would have been better suited with a more intimate feel.
that said, it's still a great story, with a very mild horror undercurrent that is patiently waiting for the second half of the story. not so much a twist as much as it is a switch flicking on and switching tracks to the next half of the story we dive into the weird. less a mystery and more a what the fuckery plot, this part speeds fast and hard.
where the beginning may have been a slow paced drama of addiction and grief, this was nonstop action. while there were some exposition dumps to get here, it was worth the wild but slow build up preceding it.
davemusson85's review
4.0
Creepy and culty
If, like me, you enjoyed dipping into the world of Thomas Gloom via his short stories and wonder whether he can pull off something longer…yes, he definitely can! This one is creepy - hella creepy - and full of tension, turmoil and twists. Gloom shows he can draw characters that you will become invested in, and worlds that feel real and lived-in. Lots of promise here!
If, like me, you enjoyed dipping into the world of Thomas Gloom via his short stories and wonder whether he can pull off something longer…yes, he definitely can! This one is creepy - hella creepy - and full of tension, turmoil and twists. Gloom shows he can draw characters that you will become invested in, and worlds that feel real and lived-in. Lots of promise here!
crystallovesbooks's review
4.0
This book was definitely a slow burn horror story. The plot was great but the story did seem to drag on for quite a bit.
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