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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 ⭐️ booooo. I wanted to like this so bad. This was a rambling, mess, with the occasional moments of feeling like I was in a slasher movie. I wanted the whole thing to feel like I was watching a 90s horror movie, but instead it had a few fleeting moments like that. Instead a majority of the story was the inner monologue of a 17 year old who couldn’t stay on topic for more than a paragraph. The pages of text were dense and it jumped around soooo much holy moly. The explanation for what was going on, had so much potential and was just touched on here and there. A let down overall.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
This one is a bit different, written from the pov of our slasher rather than from one of the victims or the classic final girl. Jone’s writing is off the charts, mainly because he was also 17 in the year of 1989, and grew up in rural Texas. The story has such a heavy impact, I can tell Jones put his entire soul into this work and it is beautiful. It felt almost intimate while reading. This is written like a love letter to the horror genre and all of its intricacies and tropes. Jones examines and shows us what the genre truly represents at its core.
This is a book I would very much rather people experience for themselves rather than me going on my winded explanations. Pick this up for a classic slasher with a bit of twist
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I ended up DNFing this one. The concept was intriguing, but I struggled with the narrative style and the unreliable narrator. The intense, chaotic POV made it hard for me to connect with the story or characters. I wasn’t sure what was real, and instead of feeling drawn in, I felt more confused and disconnected. I think this just wasn’t the right fit for me personally.