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kanigye 's review for:
Episode Thirteen
by Craig DiLouie
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Let me start off by saying I highly recommend this as an audiobook. While the voice acting leaves something to be desired in some spots, there's a cast of 5 actors who play the main characters, which really added to the found footage concept. I really enjoyed the added sound effects and music, and all together I can truly say this was a fun read.
In the end, I can really only say I walked away liking Jake, but the characters all had their moments and they were fun to hate when they were at their worst. I can appreciate the fact that all of them were deeply flawed, and the author wasn't afraid to dig into all of that.
That being said, I feel like the payoff was lacking. I was thrilled at their first ghost encounter, and loved everything to do with the well in the basement and the use of "As Above so Below". However, the last couple of chapters lost me. I wish that the characters had more time to get a good wrap up, or at least something really gripping happened that made my jaw drop. Instead, I got chapters of Claire rambling, and I found myself confused at the final messaging.
All in all, I do still recommend reading this book. It was fun all the way through, and it was a really interesting venture into a style of writing that you don't often see. Would definitely read again.
In the end, I can really only say I walked away liking Jake, but the characters all had their moments and they were fun to hate when they were at their worst. I can appreciate the fact that all of them were deeply flawed, and the author wasn't afraid to dig into all of that.
That being said, I feel like the payoff was lacking. I was thrilled at their first ghost encounter, and loved everything to do with the well in the basement and the use of "As Above so Below". However, the last couple of chapters lost me. I wish that the characters had more time to get a good wrap up, or at least something really gripping happened that made my jaw drop. Instead, I got chapters of Claire rambling, and I found myself confused at the final messaging.
All in all, I do still recommend reading this book. It was fun all the way through, and it was a really interesting venture into a style of writing that you don't often see. Would definitely read again.