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briyanadyer's review against another edition
3.75
Thanks so much to Vesuvian Books and Monique Snyman for the complimentary copy and I am voluntarily writing a review.
Dark Country follows an an occult expert and her team in South Africa as they try to try down a murderer who is suspected of a spree of ritualistic mutilations and killings.
I enjoyed this book overall. The premise of the book initially caught my attention and it was interesting to learn more about South African history of ritual killing and muti. I was really engrossed in the beginning, however the pacing didn’t quiet work for me and I found myself disengaging in the middle portion of the book before I got back into it with the ending. I did like the main character, Esme, overall but it was a bit vexing having her continuously rush into decisions and situation that she knew she was not prepared for. Overall, I thought it was an interesting read and would recommend it as a crime/horror hybrid.
Dark Country follows an an occult expert and her team in South Africa as they try to try down a murderer who is suspected of a spree of ritualistic mutilations and killings.
I enjoyed this book overall. The premise of the book initially caught my attention and it was interesting to learn more about South African history of ritual killing and muti. I was really engrossed in the beginning, however the pacing didn’t quiet work for me and I found myself disengaging in the middle portion of the book before I got back into it with the ending. I did like the main character, Esme, overall but it was a bit vexing having her continuously rush into decisions and situation that she knew she was not prepared for. Overall, I thought it was an interesting read and would recommend it as a crime/horror hybrid.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, and Trafficking
our_bookish_reads's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Dark Country was an bewitching book that intertwines Dark Occult, South African mythology and history with Thriller! Monique Snyman's writing is similar to Stephen King and Graham Masterton.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Please research TW/CW before reading.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Please research TW/CW before reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, and Medical content
bookaddictedfox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was outside of my comfort zone as this is definitely not my usual genre but I was so into it!
Some parts felt a little slow to me but the ending more then made up for that in my opinion!
This was honestly such a great combination of crime thriller and fantasy thriller which is probably a horrible discribtion...
I cannot wait for book two and seeing where the story will take us!
Some parts felt a little slow to me but the ending more then made up for that in my opinion!
This was honestly such a great combination of crime thriller and fantasy thriller which is probably a horrible discribtion...
I cannot wait for book two and seeing where the story will take us!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Gore
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