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tiff_bb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
carnal_butterfly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
snowmanandbandit's review against another edition
1.0
I bailed about half way through this one. I can forgive an error or two in a novel, but sometimes a lack of research really takes you out of the story. I forgave the first confusing foray into drug culture with the amateur meth lab techs. There was a lot there that just didn’t make sense.. the novel mentioned the characters learning “how to” online, and one can only wish the author did the same, and spent a little more time figuring out what the heck these characters would really be doing. There’s a lot of “these guys are terrible” followed later by talk of their skills to make “good” meth. It’s just all so twisted up. The characters just didn’t make sense.
The misuse of terminology for being under the influence in various ways continued throughout. And the cop who wanted to get wasted, but interchangeably with meth or weed? Weird. Sure, those are totally the same things.
The music descriptions, with genres getting used interchangeably that shouldn’t have been- again, research was needed. The rock and roll kid who was maybe supposed to be metal goth emo, like those are all the same thing.. that didn’t work.
The last straw here, what made me quit, was how off all the gratuitous sex scenes were. They were awkward.
I’m not an expert on any of the things this book got wrong, but there were just so many errors, I had to stop.
The misuse of terminology for being under the influence in various ways continued throughout. And the cop who wanted to get wasted, but interchangeably with meth or weed? Weird. Sure, those are totally the same things.
The music descriptions, with genres getting used interchangeably that shouldn’t have been- again, research was needed. The rock and roll kid who was maybe supposed to be metal goth emo, like those are all the same thing.. that didn’t work.
The last straw here, what made me quit, was how off all the gratuitous sex scenes were. They were awkward.
I’m not an expert on any of the things this book got wrong, but there were just so many errors, I had to stop.
brian_garbage's review against another edition
3.0
Not once have I ever heard anyone refer to ending a phone call as "cancelling" it.
bozzi1's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
4.25
Loved so much about this one. There were plenty of elements that reminded me of Salem’s Lot and IT, but Keisling still managed to tell a story all his own. The writing was really strong and I loved the characters.
shawn_of_the_read's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
booksonawire's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This feels very Stephen King-ish with focus on an entire town, similar to Derry, with lots of swinging between town resident POVs. At the same time, it suffers from being a bit too long and the slurs pulled me out more than a few times. I'm a little more lenient for King since they were written in the 70s/80s, this was a 2020 release, so I just expect a little more from the author to make a character despicable.
It's length was also an issue, but by the end I was really enjoying it. The cult aspects were really good, some great body horror as well, and I'm curious about his other works.
It's length was also an issue, but by the end I was really enjoying it. The cult aspects were really good, some great body horror as well, and I'm curious about his other works.
hectaizani's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first offering in the 2023 Cemetery Dance trade paperback book club.
It’s a long one, and at times there was some repetition but overall the book was beautifully written with excellent characterizations. I enjoyed it immensely.
It’s a long one, and at times there was some repetition but overall the book was beautifully written with excellent characterizations. I enjoyed it immensely.
justjussy__'s review against another edition
2.25
“History always tends to fall prey to revisionists”
Devil’s Creek by Todd Keisling
QUICK SUMMARY 🖊️
In the 1980s a church burnt to the ground right after mass deaths leaving six children survivors.
Now thirty years later, this is all but forgotten until one of the six come back to town after their grandmothers death.
FINAL THOUGHTS 💭
This book started out pulling me right in and then quickly lost me with its million side quests.
The book defiantly needed a good round of editing, because the story is there and it would have been a good story if not for so much going on.
By the end of the book I didn’t care what happened because I was lost somewhere way back.
Devil’s Creek by Todd Keisling
QUICK SUMMARY 🖊️
In the 1980s a church burnt to the ground right after mass deaths leaving six children survivors.
Now thirty years later, this is all but forgotten until one of the six come back to town after their grandmothers death.
FINAL THOUGHTS 💭
This book started out pulling me right in and then quickly lost me with its million side quests.
The book defiantly needed a good round of editing, because the story is there and it would have been a good story if not for so much going on.
By the end of the book I didn’t care what happened because I was lost somewhere way back.