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Graveyard Shift
by M.L. Rio
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A neat quick novella detailing the events of a single night from the perspective of 5 friend stuck in a college town long past their "best by" date
The cast is diverse and interesting enough for the time we spend with them. I'm of two minds with pacing on this book. It does everything it needs to quickly without any faff or extraneous prose, but I can help but feel like we have just a bit too little time with each character. I only really understood Edie and Hannah's motivation for looking further into the grave, and the case for Theos involvement can be made, but Tamar and especially Tuck seem placed by circumstance and little else, raising a big old question mark over most of their actions.
The climax is quick and clear cut, answers all questions somewhat predictably, but that's fine. It's refreshing to read a book that's not trying to trick me.
I finished this in about two hours in two different sittings. Recommend
The cast is diverse and interesting enough for the time we spend with them. I'm of two minds with pacing on this book. It does everything it needs to quickly without any faff or extraneous prose, but I can help but feel like we have just a bit too little time with each character. I only really understood Edie and Hannah's motivation for looking further into the grave, and the case for Theos involvement can be made, but Tamar and especially Tuck seem placed by circumstance and little else, raising a big old question mark over most of their actions.
The climax is quick and clear cut, answers all questions somewhat predictably, but that's fine. It's refreshing to read a book that's not trying to trick me.
I finished this in about two hours in two different sittings. Recommend
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness
Minor: Violence