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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF'ed at page 93.
I wouldn't have a single thing to say if this book was billed as a YA novel. It could've been a perfectly serviceable YA novel! But no, they had to pretend this was written for adults, and now I'm mad.
The first chapter piqued my curiosity, but our main character killed the cat. Jade our main character, is identical to the protagonist of an Avenged Sevenfold fanfiction I read when I was 14, down to the cheesy mean-dad intro and the regular updates on her hair color. Her dialogue is unnatural, her inner thoughts inane, and the constant references to slasher movies are painfully shoe-horned.
I wouldn't have a single thing to say if this book was billed as a YA novel. It could've been a perfectly serviceable YA novel! But no, they had to pretend this was written for adults, and now I'm mad.
The first chapter piqued my curiosity, but our main character killed the cat. Jade our main character, is identical to the protagonist of an Avenged Sevenfold fanfiction I read when I was 14, down to the cheesy mean-dad intro and the regular updates on her hair color. Her dialogue is unnatural, her inner thoughts inane, and the constant references to slasher movies are painfully shoe-horned.
dark
emotional
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Jade is such a wonderful protagonist and every moment in her head is a privilege
3.5 stars - I'm glad that I ended up giving this another shot. Definitely recommend reading this via audio book. Can't wait to read Don't Fear the Reaper!
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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
A slasher with real character development, emotional stakes and complicated themes? Yes please. Not that it wasn't a challenge to read at times, because it absolutely was. SGJ's amorphous stream of consciousness remains intact here and it's both a perfect fit for this subgenre and also one that requires a lot of patience and trust from the reader. If you can provide all that though, you're in for an all-timer of a "third reel body dump", as Jade Daniels would put it. Absolutely electric finale and one of the best endings to a horror story I've ever come across. One of the rare slashers that I'll be turning over in my head for quite a while.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes