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Children Of The Night by John Blackburn

fantasmariana's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 en realidad.
Un pueblo en la campiña inglesa, tragedias sangrientas e inexplicables que parecen estar relacionado con una secta ocultista de la Edad Media... ¡Este libro no podía prometer más! La historia es buena y logra enganchar, sin embargo, se siente muy apresurado. Hay unos brincos en la trama que, para mí gusto, pudieron haber sido mucho más sutiles y graduales. En corto, le falta tensión y saber generar ambiente para que cuando llegues al desenlace final, de verdad estés muriendo de estrés y pánico.
A pesar de todo, me pareció una historia buena, que me hizo pensar en películas de folk horror setenteras, por lo que creo que vale la pena darle una oportunidad.

adrastheia's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 There were parts in this book I immensely enjoyed. For one, the cave sequence reminded me of an all time favourite horror flick of mine: The Descent. I would have liked Mott to spend much more time in the claustrophobic dark with Them.
 Also the element of solving the mystery was enjoyable. 
 
 I could have done without the (anti)biblical ending, though. It felt too quick and a bit anticlimactic. For me, the threat and the dread in the darkness could have been more detailed and some of the conversations and side stories (bishop etc) could have been shortened or left out entirely. 
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