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A review by readingintheether
Daphne by Josh Malerman
3.0
If you think about Daphne she will come for you, so don't think about Daphne.
I started this book during my week of only reading horror, and it took me a while to finish. Daphne is an interesting and spunky take on the slasher-horror genre in which Daphne, the 7-foot-something ghost of small-town Samhattan's most notorious outcast, begins picking off the high school girl's basketball team one by one. I liked the story's progression and the POVs from each girl we get moments before each is murdered, but some things about this book felt weirdly off to me. The detective character's POV wasn't doing much for me, and the dialogue generally felt really strange and unrealistic. I can't seem to escape 3-star books this month.
Some moments truly terrified me, though, especially because I read most of this while dogsitting alone in a big empty house! When I tell you I locked the bedroom door, I'm not just saying that.
I started this book during my week of only reading horror, and it took me a while to finish. Daphne is an interesting and spunky take on the slasher-horror genre in which Daphne, the 7-foot-something ghost of small-town Samhattan's most notorious outcast, begins picking off the high school girl's basketball team one by one. I liked the story's progression and the POVs from each girl we get moments before each is murdered, but some things about this book felt weirdly off to me. The detective character's POV wasn't doing much for me, and the dialogue generally felt really strange and unrealistic. I can't seem to escape 3-star books this month.
Some moments truly terrified me, though, especially because I read most of this while dogsitting alone in a big empty house! When I tell you I locked the bedroom door, I'm not just saying that.