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Dead Eleven

Jimmy Juliano

3.7 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is the reason I switched from mystery to horror: it sets up an eerie, dread-inducing vibe that implies a great evil, and then it follows through and delivers a climactic ending with an unspeakable horror. I was left very satisfied. 
adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not sure if rounding up or down yet on this 3.5 star read. I was entertained, but it also feels like it could have been better? More thoughts later.

[3.5 stars]

I guess rounding up because I did read it so fast and was entertained. Goodreads Give Us Half Stars Campaign 2025.

I loved the way the audiobook was done, but the story itself wasn’t for me. I thought i was going to love this, but i found the characters unengaging.
mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
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: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

I liked the premise, but this just kind of dragged with so many POVs and the convoluted lore. Finding out what happened to Willow was intriguing, but it really didn't live up to what I thought it was going to be, and the entire book was just a little short of expectations.

Sigh.