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youshouldreadthisif's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
shivangijain's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bodiesinbooks's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
libraryofalibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? No
4.75
abc_123's review
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
BONKERS. I love
chuckstafer's review against another edition
4.0
The third of the Indian Lake Trilogy, The Angel Of Indian Lake, felt much more like a mix of supernatural and physical horror. The usual gore and violence was there, but there was a good deal of other horror elements as well, like ghost-y people and visions and things like that. This novel was certainly a better final product than the 2nd book in the trilogy (Don’t Fear the Reaper), but it still suffered from the same issue I had with the previous entry in the series: too much fluff and long-winded dialogue and writing. I felt there were several chapters that were twice as long as they needed to be due to way too much background junk that really didn’t do anything to add to the plot or further the story along. I did like the ending and how things wrapped up but were still open ended to a (most likely eventual) return to Proofrock.
giannawarner's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
ehmannky's review
dark
emotional
medium-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? Yes
5.0
I think this might be one of the best conclusions to a trilogy that has ever existed. The incorporation of horror rules (the Scream 3 rules are references explicitly by characters), the emphasis that the Final Girl does not exist without a community and family supporting her, the idea that to truly cure what ails a toxic society requires you to go and right the original wrong that was committed there and that the original wrong is violence against Native people, specifically Native women...everything is flawlessly done. The prose is beautiful, I was so invested in the characters... truly one of the best endings of a trilogy I could imagine. It is ridiculously violent, with so many deaths that are pointless in that if the characters had just listened or been more careful, they would have lived, but again serve to emphasize the point of a toxic culture leading to more and more easily avoidable deaths.
It has been a while since a character's death hit me so hard, but Banner's had me spiraling in the kitchen at 11:30 p.m. I was so, so sad about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
Minor: Self harm, Racism, and Pedophilia