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A review by still_reading_sam
Those You Killed by Christopher Badcock
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
"Great ideas didn't come instantly; they were whittled out over days, sometimes months. Years, even. They required honing and refinement, a period of deconstruction and reconstruction, before time came to allow others to explore them, investigate them, question them"
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A lot of good quotes in TYK but this one speaks to me. Anyway. Spoilers / Review for @carpe.noctem.86 's Those You Killed!
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Elwood Cathis is a best selling author and struggling with withdrawal from drug abuse and is sent to Lake Chance to recover in peace. But instead of finding silence and solitude at the Lake, strange events begin to plague Elwood. Hallucinations begin but are they due to his heroin withdrawal or something deeper, something darker?...
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Back in September we (@theindiehorrorbookclub ) read Those You Killed. I had heard a lot of good about Chris' work and looked forward to reading it with the #ThoseYouKilledInSeptember crew
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I liked the writing style and it was quite easy to gel with. Chapter 2 put me (and a number of others in the chat) in a bit of confusion. Bit of a massive curve ball. If you've read it you know exactly what I'm referring to 😅 Elwood as a somewhat flawed and struggling lead is great. His flaws add to his character I feel. The mystery of the Astronaut, Meredith and Lacey, Always who haunt Elwood really gets you wondering. Annoyingly I didn't catch on to who they were until it was a page or two before. It is a very cool twist mind you. The ending is good and feels like a great way to close. Although I feel like a tiny bit more wouldn't have hurt. But that's just me being me. Some great Easter Eggs hidden here. On the whole it's a superb debut novel from Chris and I look forward to more from him!
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Also special thank you to Chris for both signing my copy and doing the Q and A and helping us unpick some of the mysteries of the book!
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Overall 4.5/5 👩🚀 creepy astronauts
Have you read Those You Killed? What did you think of it?
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A lot of good quotes in TYK but this one speaks to me. Anyway. Spoilers / Review for @carpe.noctem.86 's Those You Killed!
.
Elwood Cathis is a best selling author and struggling with withdrawal from drug abuse and is sent to Lake Chance to recover in peace. But instead of finding silence and solitude at the Lake, strange events begin to plague Elwood. Hallucinations begin but are they due to his heroin withdrawal or something deeper, something darker?...
.
Back in September we (@theindiehorrorbookclub ) read Those You Killed. I had heard a lot of good about Chris' work and looked forward to reading it with the #ThoseYouKilledInSeptember crew
.
I liked the writing style and it was quite easy to gel with. Chapter 2 put me (and a number of others in the chat) in a bit of confusion. Bit of a massive curve ball. If you've read it you know exactly what I'm referring to 😅 Elwood as a somewhat flawed and struggling lead is great. His flaws add to his character I feel. The mystery of the Astronaut, Meredith and Lacey, Always who haunt Elwood really gets you wondering. Annoyingly I didn't catch on to who they were until it was a page or two before. It is a very cool twist mind you. The ending is good and feels like a great way to close. Although I feel like a tiny bit more wouldn't have hurt. But that's just me being me. Some great Easter Eggs hidden here. On the whole it's a superb debut novel from Chris and I look forward to more from him!
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Also special thank you to Chris for both signing my copy and doing the Q and A and helping us unpick some of the mysteries of the book!
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Overall 4.5/5 👩🚀 creepy astronauts
Have you read Those You Killed? What did you think of it?