181 reviews for:

Katie

Michael McDowell

4.15 AVERAGE

martipoo's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

isatismacfeegle's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

clairon_'s review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

anntoupi's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

marlene_livre's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

emmi_strawberry's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rmartin1520's review against another edition

4.0

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Decent book. I almost didn't continue in the beginning, but it got better halfway through

asterope's review against another edition

4.0

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Penny dreadful is not my favourite style, but this was delightfully horrible nonetheless. I definitely need to keep reading McDowell's work. At first I thought I wasn't impressed with the writing, then I realised it was more the genre that I didn't gel with. 

Katie and her parents were terrifying villains. Her clairvoyance added a paranoia to the experience that gave me chills every time Philo met a new person. The pure dread for anyone that interacted with Katie thoroughly rattled my brain whilst reading this. The depths of her violence, especially for animals, took this book from thriller to a true horror.

luce_777's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

x4naax's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No