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A review by missbreathing
Go Hunt Me by Kelly deVos
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I wanted to like this. I like the author’s last novel, Eat Your Heart Out, and was expecting a fun thriller/YA slasher. But this didn’t live up to my expectations. It’s way too slow paced for a thriller. The characters are not compelling and we never learn to care about them. The prose wasn’t great. It reads as young YA, which is totally valid, but maybe doesn’t fit the tone of the story.
I did appreciate the themes of sexism in Hollywood, though I wish they were better fleshed out. And I did like the Romanian castle setting! The student film set stuff was very accurate and reminded me of my days in film school.
I wasn’t loving it by the end, but I was prepared to give it maybe 3⭐️ and accept that I am just not its target audience. But that ending. I won’t spoil anything, but, in order for the twist at the end to work, there needed to be major changes to the narration, voice, and POV. As it is, it’s ineffective and makes the ending hard to believe.
This one was just a miss for me :/
I did appreciate the themes of sexism in Hollywood, though I wish they were better fleshed out. And I did like the Romanian castle setting! The student film set stuff was very accurate and reminded me of my days in film school.
I wasn’t loving it by the end, but I was prepared to give it maybe 3⭐️ and accept that I am just not its target audience. But that ending. I won’t spoil anything, but, in order for the twist at the end to work, there needed to be major changes to the narration, voice, and POV. As it is, it’s ineffective and makes the ending hard to believe.
This one was just a miss for me :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Cancer and Gore