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tarah_'s review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
sgreenfield93's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
emilysnaps's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
white_flame69's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
emilybeech's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
3.0
triple_m's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book reminded me of my Barbie Detective game I played on the computer as a child, if Barbie was trauma-ridden and solving the crimes as they take place. Tooth is definitely the handyman. Anyway, this analogy made me chuckle.
It’s unfair to compare this book too harshly to the first because they’re entirely different stories that just follow the same person, but my biggest gripe is that so much in this book felt unrealistic, which is semi-explained, I guess. But it’s the realism in The Summer I Died that made me think, “holy shit, this could really happen” that drew me in so deeply.
Much of the gore took place in action scenes, so considerably less graphic than TSID, but still plenty graphic.
Not sure how I feel about the woo-woo ending, but I’ll give it a chance. It was still a well written story and was a great read.
On to book 3!
It’s unfair to compare this book too harshly to the first because they’re entirely different stories that just follow the same person, but my biggest gripe is that so much in this book felt unrealistic, which is semi-explained, I guess. But it’s the realism in The Summer I Died that made me think, “holy shit, this could really happen” that drew me in so deeply.
Much of the gore took place in action scenes, so considerably less graphic than TSID, but still plenty graphic.
Not sure how I feel about the woo-woo ending, but I’ll give it a chance. It was still a well written story and was a great read.
On to book 3!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Rape
Moderate: Blood and Murder
Uses homophobic slur (f) and ablest slur (r). I only added the major tags that I felt fit.
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