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darkdahlia9 's review for:
The Staircase in the Woods
by Chuck Wendig
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thank you Chuck Wendig and Kay Popple at Penguin Random House for reaching out to me with this ARC!
This book was something that i really didn’t know what to expect, and honestly? Any of my expectations were squashed and thrown out the window by this INSANE work. The cover, while seemingly very serene and tranquil, is so misleading to the type of book this is and im kinda in love with that.
Staircase follows a group of five high school friends that are grown now, and are still grappling with the disappearance of their sixth friend who disappeared in senior year after climbing an abandoned staircase.
The way that Wendig writes his characters in this book is just.. so interesting because i feel like none of them are honestly particularly likable but that’s partially why i really liked this book and why it just REALLY worked. Each character is flawed and has their own issues in a way that actually allows for them to figure out what is going on more effectively and they can work together (in a way) to get themselves out of any of the situations they’re put in.
The actual plot line i feel I can’t review much about it because this is one that really should be gone into blind but I will say, this is absolutely for anyone who loves horror, mystery escape rooms, and the 2004 Saw movie.
Thank you Chuck Wendig and Kay Popple at Penguin Random House for reaching out to me with this ARC!
This book was something that i really didn’t know what to expect, and honestly? Any of my expectations were squashed and thrown out the window by this INSANE work. The cover, while seemingly very serene and tranquil, is so misleading to the type of book this is and im kinda in love with that.
Staircase follows a group of five high school friends that are grown now, and are still grappling with the disappearance of their sixth friend who disappeared in senior year after climbing an abandoned staircase.
The way that Wendig writes his characters in this book is just.. so interesting because i feel like none of them are honestly particularly likable but that’s partially why i really liked this book and why it just REALLY worked. Each character is flawed and has their own issues in a way that actually allows for them to figure out what is going on more effectively and they can work together (in a way) to get themselves out of any of the situations they’re put in.
The actual plot line i feel I can’t review much about it because this is one that really should be gone into blind but I will say, this is absolutely for anyone who loves horror, mystery escape rooms, and the 2004 Saw movie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Cannibalism, Car accident
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death