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Dark Country by Monique Snyman

briyanadyer's review against another edition

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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. 


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bookingwithjanelle's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

 The setting of this book was entirely new to me as I don’t know much about South Africa and its many cultures that influenced this book. It was interesting to read about the occult presence and how each character responds to the supernatural occurrences happening around them. As a true crime & murder mystery enthusiast, I was fascinated by the exploration of muti-murders & crimes in this book.

It took a minute to get into the story, but when it got rolling, it quickly gained speed and the next thing I knew, it was over…or was it? Snyman does a great job of keeping the reader engaged and interested in what is happening in the book. I really enjoyed reading it. 

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

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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.

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kirstycarson1's review against another edition

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

5.0

bookaddictedfox's review against another edition

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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! 

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jrg_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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