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Sign Here by Claudia Lux

46 reviews

ggreen1379's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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forsidious's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

2.5

I was really looking forward to this book and it was extremely disappointing. First, none of the characters are remotely interesting or likeable. On top of that, Silas is gross and his representation is wholly unnecessary.

It's just a device to "hint" (and by hint I mean shove in your face) the "twist" of who Ruth is. On that point, literally every single "twist" or "shocking" reveal I predicted chapters before it was revealed. Things would drop at the end of a chapter and I'd just be sitting there like "yeah.... you basically told us that already?" It just got to the point I was keeping myself engaged by predicting which information that's clearly hinted at would be "revealed" in some big way rather than actually being excited about some twist that would come next.

I almost DNF'd it because there was no mystery really engaging me, and the ending was extremely disappointing and just really wasn't worth me pushing through. 2.5 largely cause the concept is interesting, but not well executed at all.

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chloerachel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The book is fantastic and I loved the plot. Multiple stories all heading towards each other in a perfect circle. The concept and rules of Hell in the novel are all done really well. Through the entire novel you are making discoveries and connections as a reader, so if you don’t like being confused and kept in suspense while reading it’s not for you. Few reasons I’m not giving 5 stars is that the book is easily digestible, except for one plot point where the details are muddled. Since the book bounces around so much I think this plot point gets somewhat lost, so when I finished the novel I had to sit down and map it out. Also, the dad has a very unsettling attraction to his daughters 14/15 year old friend and you hear about it a lot. I’m also unsure how I feel about the ending. Spoiler- it takes you literally right back to the beginning, like nothing happened and there was basically no growth from Peyote. Why do that to your reader? But overall for sure read this book.

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lou153clem's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely LOVED this book. I ate it up so fast. At no point did I know where it was going or what was going to happen- even when I thought I did. Literally could not put it down.

The dad in the book gave me some creeps when he inexplicably watched a child SHOWER. And it was never bought up again, which confused me and made me lose sympathy for the character almost, but I can also see it as a reflection of his generally flawed character

. All in all an incredible read- and for a DEBUT novel; I’ll be waiting for Lux’s next inpatiently.

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antimony's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

for millennia, peyote "pey" trip has worked his way up through the levels of hell, and now he's on the fifth level, making deals and eagerly watching the harrison family -- if he can get a deal from one more of them, it'll make a "complete set" and he will be up for a long-awaited promotion. meanwhile, the harrisons are on their annual trip to their lake home in new hampshire, and this year they've brought their daughter mickey's charismatic new friend ruth along with them -- and ruth is going to change everything.

this was very fun. it started out rather silly as all the best depictions of hell do (i am thinking of you the good place) and also made me think a bit about hellhole by gina damico for no reason other than it also being a horror-comedy involving hell and demons. i enjoyed pey's storyline a lot. the harrisons' i liked a bit less because while it started good and ended EXCELLENT there was a lot of family drama and adultery in the middle which was a bit boring but OH HHHH (view spoiler) . i really enjoyed all of the end of the book . both storylines. i was a bit confused on what was going on with cal sometimes but that's ok. and i liked the silly worldbuilding of hell and i flew through this book, it was super engaging for the most part :)

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lifeslibrary_lit's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced

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

2.75

Interesting concept, but not executed in the best way. Just too much going on, leaving the story feeling underdeveloped.

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reversibleraincoat's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This concept had so much potential, but I found it a slog in reality. Most of the characters were unlikable, frankly. Silas had some weird pedophile traits weren't really necessary. The ending felt contrived. It would have helped if the storylines intertwined earlier - it really felt like two entirely parallel stories, and that made the bulk of the book feel confusing. I don't understand why Cal is present in this book, and her/the General's backstory was really unpleasant to read (and yet, also felt contrived.) Overall, not my favorite book, I'm sorry to say.

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krisalexcole's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

1.25

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markedwithanm's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No

2.5

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ditareads___'s review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

2.5

This book starts off slow, the development of hell was kind of confusing and the ending felt rushed. The hells characters developed and there was a slight plot twist. Overall the chapters jumping timeliness and characters was confusing.

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