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Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates

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theduchess93's review against another edition

4.0

This one was a little rockier than Book 2 but the fact that it didn't have a happy ending was weirdly a selling point for me. Also, once again, way to sidestep the obvious and write a far more interesting plot!

metmaedl's review against another edition

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3.0

Nicht besonders gruselig und eher wenig atmosphärisch.
Der Handlungsort hat mich interessiert, aber das Buch war eher spannend, als Horror. Und für mich hätte man gerne ein paar Seiten kürzen können.

kailynrisher's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

A book written about Aokigahara? YES PLEASE.

This book started off slow and was slow until about 60% in. Then shit REALLY HIT THE FAN. The writing isn’t fantastic by any means but it’s definitely not the worse. The story was a little far fetched but I actually really enjoyed it. It’s a fun read!

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kittehloaf's review against another edition

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1.0

I'm really sorry to the author, but this book wasn't for me.

It just dragged on and on and I was bored.

virgilalighieri's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.75

johnbreeden's review

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3.0

Overall, this was a decent read. The group dynamics were the major focus of the majority of the book. The forest itself, however, plays very little in the development of the story. Normally, this wouldn't be a major issue. Given that the reader is dropped into what would be considered one of the scariest places in the world, however, I expected it to factor more. Yes, the tone is set by the suicidal creepiness of the locale. I just feel that this is underused as an element of the story. Much of the action could have taken place in a different location without altering the story.