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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Who would like it: Fans of the Scream franchise
Book Review: This is my second book from Stephen Graham Jones.
Totally different from the first, which was The Only Good Indians. Both are really good in a different ways.
If you love an 80s or 90s slasher movies you really want to read this. Also go back and read The Only Good Indians if you haven't read that yet. It's terrifying.
Book Review: This is my second book from Stephen Graham Jones.
Totally different from the first, which was The Only Good Indians. Both are really good in a different ways.
If you love an 80s or 90s slasher movies you really want to read this. Also go back and read The Only Good Indians if you haven't read that yet. It's terrifying.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just like all good slashers, has an absolutely shit ending for no reason.
Which is to say, I was SO ready to give this a crisp 5 stars. Jade is so loveable, the plot was interesting, the reveal thatTheo Mondragon was the killer! It was brilliant. And then Theo wasn't the killer, the supernatural girl in the lake was -- which feels cheap as the whole book had been fairly rooted in reality and the lake witch completely took me out of it. Though, I think Theo still was??? He definitely killed those construction workers. The final act being just a long stint of chaotic violence?? I'm as much of a slasher fan as Jade is, I love slashers, I love gore. But it felt pointless and rushed. Also why was the teacher brought back just to be killed 30 seconds later? And don't tell me it's a reference to slashers because i know it is, I've seen them all, I also hate it when it happens in slashers. The writing became sloppy and confusing in a way where I was convinced that Jade was going to wake up back under that pile of elk (about where it started getting stupid imo) and it had all just been a oxygen deprived hallucination, which I think I would have preferred to what we got.
Which is to say, I was SO ready to give this a crisp 5 stars. Jade is so loveable, the plot was interesting, the reveal that
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated