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Boys In the Valley by Philip Fracassi

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victoriastrong's review

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? No

3.0

I have to admit, this book took me forever to get through. I was coming off a book high from a previous read, and I have to say, Boys In The Valley did not disappoint. It took me awhile to get through, but I'm fairly certain I would have DNFed any other book.

Philip Fracassi does a wonderful job bringing the setting & atmosphere to life without drowning you in pages of details. The story easily plays out in your head like a movie, which is always enjoyable!

That being said, I do wish we got to know some of the characters better. If a character's past of horrible, violent acts is mentioned, I want to know what he did exactly. Especially in a horror book.

I still don't feel Boys In The Valley fell short in any way. I'm glad I stuck with it and would definitely recommend.

emster52's review

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dark

4.5

Let me start off by saying, I don’t really read (or like) horror books.
I was reading this book like: 🫣😱
There was gore, there was death (lots) and there was a bunch of demonic possessions…and I had some visceral reactions to some of the very descriptive scenes. Yuck!
It was like I was watching a car crash…I couldn’t look away! I was really rooting for a few of the characters to make it out alive…
And the ending! 😳😭

laura1980458's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

ckshaw13's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

steve_walkie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

abigailmariexx's review against another edition

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3.0

The first half was so good - interesting, creepy, page-turning - but the action packed second half was hard to get through resulting in a ‘meh’ ending.