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nicekweenreads 's review for:
Head Like a Hole
by Andrew Van Wey
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found this writing style repetitive and irksome. I feel it was written as if it were a movie which doesn't come across as well in a novel.
The framing device is a horror Podcaster interviewing a woman who is tied to a murder from decades ago. The interviewers uncle was an investigator on the case and kept a journal. Then tje story floats from the uncle to the woman's POV to characters that aren't in the framing device. As in, we can somehow know their thoughts. It's an odd choice.
Withing the retelling of the mystery, the investigator uncle is interrogating someone and is suddenly mad he is missing a football game. This has never come up before (not does it come up after) but there were multiple paragraphs spent complaining about it.
Everything a character is scared, they literally pee themselves. I lost count after the third time but it was an odd thing to consistently repeat.
Overall, this reads like a draft of a novel and I think some beta readers / editors might have helped.
The framing device is a horror Podcaster interviewing a woman who is tied to a murder from decades ago. The interviewers uncle was an investigator on the case and kept a journal. Then tje story floats from the uncle to the woman's POV to characters that aren't in the framing device. As in, we can somehow know their thoughts. It's an odd choice.
Withing the retelling of the mystery, the investigator uncle is interrogating someone and is suddenly mad he is missing a football game. This has never come up before (not does it come up after) but there were multiple paragraphs spent complaining about it.
Everything a character is scared, they literally pee themselves. I lost count after the third time but it was an odd thing to consistently repeat.
Overall, this reads like a draft of a novel and I think some beta readers / editors might have helped.