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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
Soft DNFed 340 pages in. Overall a solid and well paced, with characters I really like and root for. Towards the end one of the other characters' POV chapter kind of spoiled the ending for me plus Willow's motivations changing made me kind of lose interest. But still, great read!
***These are my random thoughts after finishing the book. Some of the thoughts are an overall review of the book, or any questions/feelings that nagged at me throughout. There will almost definitely be spoilers. Read at your own risk.*** ‐----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.5 stars down
Felt repetitive and too long
Never as good once you see the monster (would've been better left with some ambiguity?)
Not enough real horror/creepiness
2.5 stars down
Felt repetitive and too long
Never as good once you see the monster (would've been better left with some ambiguity?)
Not enough real horror/creepiness
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise? So fun.
Execution? Left something to be desired.
I loved the format of the book. It alternated between storytelling and things like text messages and newspaper articles, so it moved pretty quickly despite the length.
But it wasn’t as scary as I wanted it to be and the ending really fell flat.
Execution? Left something to be desired.
I loved the format of the book. It alternated between storytelling and things like text messages and newspaper articles, so it moved pretty quickly despite the length.
But it wasn’t as scary as I wanted it to be and the ending really fell flat.
Mehhh…..way to long of a book. Should have put it down and moved on.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Horror steeped in grief. This was a satisfying read
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this! It was creepy, I loved the mixed media aspect! I was engaged and loved the reveal that they thought re-enacting the same day would make The First One think it had just culled the island and leave them alone.
It was a creepy horror story that also explored the idea of grief and the stagnant nature of it for people. I genuinely had a fantastic time.
My only issue is that it did drag a bit. Once we got the reveal, we just kind of rehashed things for a while. But it was really enjoyable and I'm so sad for Willow.
It was a creepy horror story that also explored the idea of grief and the stagnant nature of it for people. I genuinely had a fantastic time.
My only issue is that it did drag a bit. Once we got the reveal, we just kind of rehashed things for a while. But it was really enjoyable and I'm so sad for Willow.