deviant_angel_reads 's review for:

Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge

4.0

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This was a really quick listen. I was only interested in it because the movie popped up on Netflix as recommended, and as I was watching the beginning credits, I saw something that always hooks me. "Based on the book 'Dark Harvest' by Norman Partridge". Say no more Netflix!! Why am I like this?! If something is made into a movie from a book, I can't resist! Even if the movie or the book doesn't initially interest me. I'm weird I guess.

Anywhoooo, so yeah. Movie and book are both good, but this is about the book. Halloween meets Hunger Games, basically. The good thing about it being relatively short is, it gets to the point. It doesn't waste a lot of time setting the scene of the town, the people in the town, etc. Although it's short, you definitely learn all that and more, which I find quite amazing to be able to do in under 200 pages. This story reminds me of an episode of Supernatural: "Scarecrow", which had a somewhat similar premise. It was probably inspired by this story/book.