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walkingtalkingeye's review
5.0
I preferred the noir to the horror in this noir/horror but really, both parts were well done. The first three quarters of the book introduce us to the strange town and characters and despite it only being a hundred page book they were all written to seem developed and authentic. Great dialouge. The world War two flashback was the best part of the book, it was some real world horror shit. Then the last quarter of the book gets into the folk horror and I'm not a big fan of folk horror generally but this story was so well put together that I ended up loving it too. It's different from the first three quarters but still great.
kpetras's review
5.0
A slowly rising roller coaster
Okay so - you know when you ride a large roller coaster, the first part of the ride is usually a slow climb up a hill to get to a massive drop? For me, the beginning of the story was that sort of build-up, inching higher and higher and higher, until you're suddenly over the edge and not sure how but the world is upside down and did we go left or right and oh shit lost my heart somewhere 30 feet back.
C.W. Blackwell is phenomenal at placing little breadcrumbs at the beginning of the story that turn into satisfying payoffs in the final pages. With characters the reader will inevitably come to love/care about, fantastic scene building, and an ending that I needed to go back through several times just to appreciate all the twists and turns again.
The end will have you question what all is real and what is not, and now I need more people to read this story so I can debate my theories with someone else.
If you're a fan of noir and all things spooky, I highly recommend this story. Can't wait for what Blackwell does next.
Okay so - you know when you ride a large roller coaster, the first part of the ride is usually a slow climb up a hill to get to a massive drop? For me, the beginning of the story was that sort of build-up, inching higher and higher and higher, until you're suddenly over the edge and not sure how but the world is upside down and did we go left or right and oh shit lost my heart somewhere 30 feet back.
C.W. Blackwell is phenomenal at placing little breadcrumbs at the beginning of the story that turn into satisfying payoffs in the final pages. With characters the reader will inevitably come to love/care about, fantastic scene building, and an ending that I needed to go back through several times just to appreciate all the twists and turns again.
The end will have you question what all is real and what is not, and now I need more people to read this story so I can debate my theories with someone else.
If you're a fan of noir and all things spooky, I highly recommend this story. Can't wait for what Blackwell does next.
officialmcnugget's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.5
ghostthereader's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
gracklefan's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
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