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ruhika's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
the_bookubus's review against another edition
4.0
This is about a group of six boys who grew up in the same part of Newcastle together, then when they went to college they meet a girl who joins their group. Towards the end of their time at college they had a party and they took a group photo to commemorate their friendship. But after college they all went their separate ways and have not been in touch since. The story picks up ten years later and we're following Richard who is now a teacher in his early thirties. One night he is reminiscing about the good old days and he digs out the old photo but realises that one of the group has disappeared from it! Soon after, he hears about the death of that friend. Something is tracking them down one by one so he teams up with his old friends to try to thwart it.
This was a really fun and entertaining read! The writing is excellent and the storyline drew me in quickly, as did the characters and learning more about their backstory. There are some really creepy moments, one in particular featuring a ventriloquist's dummy (!) There was also a brilliant 'jump scare' which is hard to accomplish in written form. The story goes in a direction I was not expecting and I really enjoyed it. It's not a very long book (less than 300 pages) but there are so many great ideas and interesting imagery packed in.
This was a really fun and entertaining read! The writing is excellent and the storyline drew me in quickly, as did the characters and learning more about their backstory. There are some really creepy moments, one in particular featuring a ventriloquist's dummy (!) There was also a brilliant 'jump scare' which is hard to accomplish in written form. The story goes in a direction I was not expecting and I really enjoyed it. It's not a very long book (less than 300 pages) but there are so many great ideas and interesting imagery packed in.
mw2k's review against another edition
4.0
Effective supernatural thriller. Once you get past the first few pages, it heats up and drags you in. Almost falls into a trite trap, but gets out of it and continues down its thrilling road. Recommended.
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