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itsyakidalex's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shortybtrippin's review against another edition
4.0
I…what? Wow.
If you don’t enjoy cosmic horror, you won’t like this. If you have trouble picturing the story visually in your mind, I feel like you’d struggle with this the way you would with ideas in Lovecraft’s writing.
I’m going back and forth giving it 4 or 5 stars, let’s call it 4.5. Having the mountain as the thing possessing the main character is so interesting, there’s no demon or spirit of some evil human, it’s literally the mountain! I loved that there was not even a HINT at a person being the cause of the mountain being evil or being otherworldly. We think of evil/haunted places and usually they are that way because xyz happened there, but this place is just scary all on its own.
I also didn’t find Sam annoying at all like other reviews I read. Sometimes people aren’t like us…so you may not like the way he speaks or things he says but that’s kind of the whole point of a character in a book…that it isn’t you lol.
Anyway, loved it. Big cosmic horror fan and also a huge fan of bad things happening on mountains.
If you don’t enjoy cosmic horror, you won’t like this. If you have trouble picturing the story visually in your mind, I feel like you’d struggle with this the way you would with ideas in Lovecraft’s writing.
I’m going back and forth giving it 4 or 5 stars, let’s call it 4.5. Having the mountain as the thing possessing the main character is so interesting, there’s no demon or spirit of some evil human, it’s literally the mountain! I loved that there was not even a HINT at a person being the cause of the mountain being evil or being otherworldly. We think of evil/haunted places and usually they are that way because xyz happened there, but this place is just scary all on its own.
I also didn’t find Sam annoying at all like other reviews I read. Sometimes people aren’t like us…so you may not like the way he speaks or things he says but that’s kind of the whole point of a character in a book…that it isn’t you lol.
Anyway, loved it. Big cosmic horror fan and also a huge fan of bad things happening on mountains.
organchordsandlightning's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Not for me, I don't think. While I found the main cast fine, there is a *lot* of metaphors that feel overdone in the book, and nothing happens for many, many pages except expounding on those metaphors. At the core, a very good book, though!
themaleesi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
jillybeanxo's review
4.0
Interesting storyline, but got a bit repetitive. Sam’s POV was the best and most entertaining part by far.
ezwolf's review against another edition
Whether or not this story is good, I just can’t take Sam’s inner dialogue so I’ll be stopping at 19%.
ambzillius's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I took my time finishing the last few chapters of this book (a good 6 months) because I just didn't want it to end!
Heuvelt has once again written a grand horror that has you questioning everything. The amouny of notes I made in this book, the questions I asked, the quotes highlighted, like I too, now know what it feels to fall... and fall... and fall...
Heuvelt has once again written a grand horror that has you questioning everything. The amouny of notes I made in this book, the questions I asked, the quotes highlighted, like I too, now know what it feels to fall... and fall... and fall...
badseedgirl's review
4.0
Added to my TBR October 2021
This had to be the longest 400 page book I have ever read. It was so dense and there was so much going on throughout the book that it really required focus while reading it. At least, that was my impression.
I brought this book on vacation to the Blue Ridge Mountain with me and that cabin in the woods was the perfect setting to creep me out. It did not help that there were lots of crows in those mountains.
I found the characters to be incredibly realistic. Although I might have not always cared for the characters, I empathized with all of them. I spent the first third of the book trying to figure out just what the heck was going on. I spent the last two thirds of the book wondering how there was ever going to be resolution.
One thing I know for sure is that I have no interest in mountain climbing!
This had to be the longest 400 page book I have ever read. It was so dense and there was so much going on throughout the book that it really required focus while reading it. At least, that was my impression.
I brought this book on vacation to the Blue Ridge Mountain with me and that cabin in the woods was the perfect setting to creep me out. It did not help that there were lots of crows in those mountains.
I found the characters to be incredibly realistic. Although I might have not always cared for the characters, I empathized with all of them. I spent the first third of the book trying to figure out just what the heck was going on. I spent the last two thirds of the book wondering how there was ever going to be resolution.
One thing I know for sure is that I have no interest in mountain climbing!
torismazarine's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit