A review by wisteriariaa
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I am very conflicted on how I feel about this book. On the one hand, I do like the concept and I was intrigued with the direction the plot went. I thought it would be a generic Paranormal Activity type ghost haunting, but I was surprised that it wasn’t. On the other hand, there are some aspects of the execution of the book’s concept that absolutely do not work. I like the transcripts of the found footage and the inclusion of emails and text messages, but the diary entries are ridiculous. I’m meant to believe that these people exactly remembered everything that happened to them in their day-by-day, including every word of their exact conversations? Yeah, no. Not buying it. 

I also did not care for any of the characters that much. They were all so incredibly stupid and honestly deserved everything that was coming to them. Especially Kevin the ex-Philly cop. What was the author thinking making a cop character who commits police brutality in this social climate? Was I supposed to like him at any point because all I felt towards him was a powerful wish that he would die. The only character I even remotely liked was Jessica. She was the only one with any self-preservation instincts and I thought her relationship with her sister was emotionally compelling. She was the only character I was rooting for to live and get back to her son,

which makes me happy with the ending. Like yes, let all the other idiot morons die while Jessica gets to eventually get out after making the correct choice to not go down the weird stairs that anyone with a brain could tell led to an untimely demise

I dunno. Definitely a mixed bag, but I had a good enough time with this.