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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
*3.5 stars* This was entertaining, but I kinda wish the author kept the killer more anonymous instead of getting his pov pretty early on in the story. Also, it was high key a mash-up of Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The dialogue was entertaining and the book was fast paced, but the POV jumped around too much for me and with so many characters, the story lacked focus. But despite the style issues, I still enjoyed this one.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*I'm not going to give you the 'what this book is about' blurb - you can read that elsewhere.
1. Well, this one hit. As someone who has gone into the woods for cabin or camping weekends with friends multiple times in and since high school, and plans to continue to do so, holy. crap. Varias Caras might be the most terrifying villain I’ve encountered in quite a while. He’s very Michael Myers-esque, but worse. Much worse.
2. That said, Ignacio is also such an endearing character; his struggles really made me want to protect him. Simultaneously, he’s a brutal murderer. It was such a mind-F to have such polarizing feelings for the same character...or is it for the same character??
3. Cannibalism isn’t usually something I can stomach (pun intended), but for some reason, it was fine in the context of this slasher. Maybe because it was a slasher? To me – the slasher genre is kind of ‘over the top’ and not very deep, which makes it fun. I love it! But it’s not a deep dive into social commentary – I think that’s where I can’t deal with cannibalism.
4. The action started IMMEDIATELY in this book. Like, no messing around, you know you’re in for a wild ride, and the rest doesn’t disappoint, unless you don’t like the idea of being hunted by a maniac cannibalistic killer with a super heightened sense of hearing. You can run, but you can’t hide!
All of the female characters had a bad case of women written by men syndrome, even in the short amount of time I spent reading the book. I got nearly a quarter way through and every character felt so wooden, in addition to a random acephobic comment thrown in, so I just decided to give up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
If you’re into slashers, this is perfect!
It's a solid middle of the road book, though I'd give it a 3.5 if I could. Really well written, but not groundbreaking. Legitamitely scary, but predictable.
It plays out like any slasher movie you've seen. A bunch of kids partying in the middle of the woods, unaware of the mysterious dissapearances and the local myths of caniballs in the woods. Then in the middle of their fun everything goes wrong.
This book kept me anxious as it built up to the meeting of all these different parties. It was well paced and kept you going and then once everything hits the fan, I was reading as fast as I could. The last 30% was action packed and quick, hitting beat after beat, building up momentum that hit just right. I expected the ending, though I was still dissapointed by it. There is victory but no closure.
Overall a fun read that gets your heart pumping, well written and nicely done, but its not something I would consider a favorite. It made me anxious, and it definitely spooked me, which is why i took so long to read something so short. While incredibly well written, it is still pretty predictable.
It plays out like any slasher movie you've seen. A bunch of kids partying in the middle of the woods, unaware of the mysterious dissapearances and the local myths of caniballs in the woods. Then in the middle of their fun everything goes wrong.
This book kept me anxious as it built up to the meeting of all these different parties. It was well paced and kept you going and then once everything hits the fan, I was reading as fast as I could. The last 30% was action packed and quick, hitting beat after beat, building up momentum that hit just right. I expected the ending, though I was still dissapointed by it. There is victory but no closure.
Overall a fun read that gets your heart pumping, well written and nicely done, but its not something I would consider a favorite. It made me anxious, and it definitely spooked me, which is why i took so long to read something so short. While incredibly well written, it is still pretty predictable.
It was a great slasher book but the killer himself just felt wrong. I'm not too sure how to describe it but compared to the other characters there seemed to a difference in how the author treated them in his writing.