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A review by chloseencounter
Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I had a lot of hope for Stolen Tongues starting out, and I really do think the first 20% of the book was super strong and had some genuinely scary moments sprinkled throughout. I haven’t often had books legitimately scare me but the first bit was very freaky.
My few problems with this novel where the repetition near the home stretch, lack of communication between characters (tbh neither of our main characters where likable at all in my opinion and Felix really came off as a pseudo intellectual), as well as a pretty low impact ending considering the huge build up. Generally this book could of really benefited from an editor because it was just way too long to be saying the same things over and over.
I will say, however, there was some very scary and unnerving moments that made the read worth it for me. I think that the common remark I’m seeing is “this is a really good creepy pasta but just an okay novel” and again, I think an editor could’ve really taken this to another level.
Fun read, and worth the time spent even though I did finish slightly underwhelmed.
My few problems with this novel where the repetition near the home stretch, lack of communication between characters (tbh neither of our main characters where likable at all in my opinion and Felix really came off as a pseudo intellectual), as well as a pretty low impact ending considering the huge build up. Generally this book could of really benefited from an editor because it was just way too long to be saying the same things over and over.
I will say, however, there was some very scary and unnerving moments that made the read worth it for me. I think that the common remark I’m seeing is “this is a really good creepy pasta but just an okay novel” and again, I think an editor could’ve really taken this to another level.
Fun read, and worth the time spent even though I did finish slightly underwhelmed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment