Reviews

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell

storymi's review

3.0

Recommended if you ♥:

- Easy-read
- Jane-Austen-vibes (but in a gothic-horror-paranormal-ghosts-detective-murdermystery-kind-of-Jane-Austen-way)
- Loved how the idea of shape cutting was used in the story.
- Creepy
- Plottwists.

I survived a horror book. I think my first horror-read since quite a long time and... also my last (at least for this year). I am not a big horror-hero, so i never feel completely comfortable while reading it (my imagination is too strong sometimes ':D especially in the dark). Rating: somewhere between 3 stars (liked it) and 4 stars (really liked it): 7,5/10.

kizzabell's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

3.0

brubru's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

laurenjpegler's review

4.0

Brilliant! Laura Purcell is too good.

And those last 100 pages, so!! many!! plot!! twists!! just too good. Great look at guilt, insanity, class and trauma.

layra's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

ruth_bookaddict's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Found it a bit slow but the author really did a great twist! So glad I persisted. 

tms98's review

4.0

Een zeer interessant horrorverhaal vol twists en slimme onthullingen. Spannend tot het einde!

lifeofpie's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

msisintheunknown's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

rosannagh's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0