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3.16 AVERAGE
3.16 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyable read. I haven't watched the movie yet but will be doing so after this.
The beginning and middle developed really well, the introduction and chapters written in the characters "perspectives" was something I enjoyed to identify everyone's thought process.
It wasn't as thrilling as I hoped, near the end, it started to wrap up really quickly, as if you knew it was going to end soon.
I expected more bloodshed and terror to the four main characters in the story. The main characters really had a lot of plot armor in the end, to where I knew that everyone would survive. The story ends very abruptly, with no answers to the characters and their consequences. I know cliffhangers are a thing, but it just felt so quickly wrapped up.
Great read though! This is the first horror book I've read in a while and it really piqued my interest in getting back to reading the genre
The beginning and middle developed really well, the introduction and chapters written in the characters "perspectives" was something I enjoyed to identify everyone's thought process.
It wasn't as thrilling as I hoped, near the end, it started to wrap up really quickly, as if you knew it was going to end soon.
Great read though! This is the first horror book I've read in a while and it really piqued my interest in getting back to reading the genre
1.5/5⭐️
Even taking the movie adaptation out of the mix, this book just wasn't it.
We've got the four friends, two couples.
They're all involved in a hit and run, killing a kid on a bicycle. They call an ambulance and take off. A year later they recieve letters, pictures, and a newspaper clipping of the accident. Someone knows what they did.
So, it's a YA book so not much blood/guts/gore to be expected. But this is just a double identity mystery that is so poorly updated. It was originally published in 1973 and at that time it probably would have been a fun book. A big issue I had with it was the story still read like it was 1973, the wholesome characters, the cheesy dialogue between the teens and their parents, one of them taking off for California to figure things out and find himself before coming home. The whole book was still set in 1973 except now we mention cell phones every once in a while and change the war from Vietnam to Iraq?? The 2020 revision didn't do any favors here.
If you want a slasher, watch the fun Sarah Michelle Gellar movie or pick up Clown In a Cornfield instead.
Even taking the movie adaptation out of the mix, this book just wasn't it.
We've got the four friends, two couples.
They're all involved in a hit and run, killing a kid on a bicycle. They call an ambulance and take off. A year later they recieve letters, pictures, and a newspaper clipping of the accident. Someone knows what they did.
So, it's a YA book so not much blood/guts/gore to be expected. But this is just a double identity mystery that is so poorly updated. It was originally published in 1973 and at that time it probably would have been a fun book. A big issue I had with it was the story still read like it was 1973, the wholesome characters, the cheesy dialogue between the teens and their parents, one of them taking off for California to figure things out and find himself before coming home. The whole book was still set in 1973 except now we mention cell phones every once in a while and change the war from Vietnam to Iraq?? The 2020 revision didn't do any favors here.
If you want a slasher, watch the fun Sarah Michelle Gellar movie or pick up Clown In a Cornfield instead.
I’ve been working my way through books made into horror movies and when this popped up I was skeptical. This books is fluffy but fun and 100% more interesting to me than the movie. It has all the same twists without so many 90s dressings to distract from the plot.
This book is nothing like the movie, though definitely written for a mid to older teen.
The story is creepy and realistic enough to make you tense. The basic premise of a few high school kids accidentally hitting a child as they drive home from a night out.
I've not read it since I was a teen and still remember the story pretty clearly because it scared and touched me so much!
The story is creepy and realistic enough to make you tense. The basic premise of a few high school kids accidentally hitting a child as they drive home from a night out.
I've not read it since I was a teen and still remember the story pretty clearly because it scared and touched me so much!
mysterious
sad
fast-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
minha adolescência no spiritfanfic foi basicamente lendo coisas assim (só que de kpop.)
I went into this well aware it was going to be nothing like the film as I only found out this was a book after seeing something about the author hating the film adaptation and yet I was quite let down by this book.
The story was so insanely predictable and after finishing the book I realised that pretty much nothing happens.
The ending was obvious from the get go especially since we only meet one character who isn't directly related to the main 4 so he sticks out like a sore thumb and there was genuinely three main plot points over 18 chapters they get the letters, Barry gets shot, Collie tries to kill them all... That's it, that's the whole book
I guess pick it up if you really have nothing else to do but it's not worth the time
The story was so insanely predictable and after finishing the book I realised that pretty much nothing happens.
The ending was obvious from the get go
I guess pick it up if you really have nothing else to do but it's not worth the time
3.5. The beginning of the book starts strong. The first chapter is where the ominous letters start and i was hoping it would keep ramping up the further into the book. After the first chapter and a brief discussion amongst characters about what to do the it felt like the main focus was their personal relationships. To some extent it’s important, it plays a major role in the pact they all made. At other times it felt unnecessary. Early I guessed who the killer was (even though he didn’t really kill anyone) but was surprised to see the connection with one of the main characters.
I was a bit disappointed with the ending. I’m not sure what i expected but it wasn’t that. I honestly don’t think Ray and Julie’s relationship was that important in the grand scheme of things. I also found it odd that while “the killer” tried to actually kill the others he only wanted psychological pain for Ray. Julie was just a pawn to hurt Ray but at the same time Julie was supposedly the one he had the most beef with. If that’s the case you’d think he’d want to hurt her in a way that he was hurt and then taunt her with flowers after. Also why was it assumed that Julie sending flowers meant she was involved in the killing? Lots of people will send flowers. She probably wasn’t the only one. Were they also taunting the family? I’m confused.
I was a bit disappointed with the ending. I’m not sure what i expected but it wasn’t that. I honestly don’t think Ray and Julie’s relationship was that important in the grand scheme of things. I also found it odd that while “the killer” tried to actually kill the others he only wanted psychological pain for Ray. Julie was just a pawn to hurt Ray but at the same time Julie was supposedly the one he had the most beef with. If that’s the case you’d think he’d want to hurt her in a way that he was hurt and then taunt her with flowers after. Also why was it assumed that Julie sending flowers meant she was involved in the killing? Lots of people will send flowers. She probably wasn’t the only one. Were they also taunting the family? I’m confused.
dark
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