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That Night in the Woods by Kristopher Triana

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emilunax's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

As usual, Kristopher Triana has aced it with this super spooky, eerie, and mysterious story. We start with a group of people that were friends during childhood but grew apart after a chilling halloween that none of them can quite shake from their minds no matter how hard they try. Later in life, one member of the group rallies the others back to their town of origin for one last night together after the death of someone close to them. However, what comes next I could never have expected! This is going to be the perfect book for spooky season. I highly recommend saving this one for around halloween, grab your favourite hot drink and snack, light a jack-o-lantern, and dive into this book. 
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heather_harrison's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thank you Net Galley, Kristopher Triana & Cemetry Dance Publication for this arc of  That night in the woods. 

This reads like a 1980s horror film, and was such a fun read. The story alternates between current day, and “that night in the woods” in 1995. I particularly enjoyed that component, and could feel some parallels with IT and The Ritual. 

It would spooky and suspenseful, great atmosphere. 

While I enjoyed the multiple perspectives, I didn’t really feel connected to any of the characters. I would also say that the constant changing perspectives was a bit jarring. 

There were a couple of moments that seemed to throw me right out of the story altogether. 
I doubt that Traci would was thinking “Reading men was like flipping through a pamphlet - simple and easy to understand. But reading a woman was like picking up a copy of War and Peace that had half its pages glued together” 

Side note:
You can’t “save your eggs” that’s not how that works. 
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