Reviews

The Daughters of Block Island by Christa Carmen

deathmetalheron's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Postmodern Scream-esque take on the gothic horror genre. Does really well with the mystery and multiple POV at the beginning, but as the information gets slowly revealed it's harder to stick the landing. The ending as a result feels very anticlimactic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

sarryluv99's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

kaylee2222's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

herthrillingreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

miss_taken's review

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

sheeprustler's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emiller1018's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kknoblauch's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

sjgomzi's review against another edition

5.0

What a great story! Christa Carmen puts together a perfect blend of gothic suspense, and mystery. The atmosphere, the characters, and the setting all come together beautifully, and you’ll find yourself unable to stop turning those pages once past the halfway point. I loved this book!

crimsontheory's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5