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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The main character is not likable. It is a mix of sci-fi and horror where grief is actually the main character and not Thiango. Thiango, his mother in law, his step father in law are all in a complicated relationship in their grief. They need each other, but don't want each other for support, which is the real part of the book. Then there is the sci-fi and horror in there with a demon possessed Alexa (?). Weird plot driven book with addressing the need to honor and cope with our grief.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really wanted to love this. The idea felt good but the execution felt forced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gus Moreno’s a brilliant writer and I absolutely loved the prose, and commentary on grief and loss that this provided, and the plot. Mostly.
There were a few bits in the middle where my interest began to wane a bit, and I think the ending could have been fleshed out a little bit better- but overall I’m really glad I read this, and I think it’s one I’ll probably come back to in time and get more out of
There were a few bits in the middle where my interest began to wane a bit, and I think the ending could have been fleshed out a little bit better- but overall I’m really glad I read this, and I think it’s one I’ll probably come back to in time and get more out of
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
me when the unreliable narrator starts narrating unreliably: 😠
this started off so strong!! but it got more and more confusing with thiago’s slow descent into madness. pacing went out the window and the story jumped from one sub-genre of horror to the next (tech to paranormal to monsters to cosmic). basically pet sematary all over again, but with less structure on the ongoing curse/phenomenon. i loved it, don’t ask me what it’s about.
this started off so strong!! but it got more and more confusing with thiago’s slow descent into madness. pacing went out the window and the story jumped from one sub-genre of horror to the next (tech to paranormal to monsters to cosmic). basically pet sematary all over again, but with less structure on the ongoing curse/phenomenon. i loved it, don’t ask me what it’s about.
I had a really hard time finishing this book, if it was any longer I likely wouldn’t have. I was willing to look past the main character Thiago being so boring and insufferable because I thought this was going to be an entertaining tale of a haunted Alexa or Google Nest or what have you. That plot dropped off randomly about 30% through and then from there it just gets unnecessarily gory and nonsensical. :(
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced