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alissamk's review
3.0
This book was recommended to me from My TBR as being in the vein of "Black Mirror". It mostly delivered although while in the beginning the mood was atmospheric it became somewhat slow towards the middle. However, this was followed up with a solid and satisfying ending. It's a solid 3/5 rating for me. This was my first time reading a recommendation from My TBR and I probably wouldn't have even discovered this book otherwise so I'm glad for that and I really had a good time reading it. I'll be curious to see what other books of this type will be recommended!
bookph1le's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it, and many things about this book surprised me and sparked my interest, stunned me and surprised me, but I'm just not a huge fan of urban fantasy.
ehunsy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Kidnapping
joshhall13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
alexiaalaurenn's review against another edition
3.0
took me forever to read because i really couldn’t get into it. i had a hard time giving a shit about any of the characters, but the concept was cool. it felt like it was setting up for a second book, and lowkey i would have read the book after this one perhaps. but pretty meh overall.
SPOILER NOW:
I thought the ending was sooo cool with hannah like in the dark net, but the way she was described as existing in the dark net was corny. kind of living for the crime fighting writer with her dog and her cyber niece! i think that was a much cooler concept like seriously this book felt like a setup for a much better book… whatever though! at least i finished!
SPOILER NOW:
I thought the ending was sooo cool with hannah like in the dark net, but the way she was described as existing in the dark net was corny. kind of living for the crime fighting writer with her dog and her cyber niece! i think that was a much cooler concept like seriously this book felt like a setup for a much better book… whatever though! at least i finished!
literarylover37's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this book!
Deadlands and Red Moon were both 5 star reads for me so it pains me to give this a mere three stars but I must. This book had a LOT going on. Cyber thriller, new technology, serial killers, and loads of supernatural elements. I agree with the other reviews that the summary of this book doesn't really do it justice. I guess I just wished I knew more about what was going on while it was happening if that makes any sense. The plot moves so quickly (which is great) that I didn't feel like I really have a handle on the story until halfway through.
Oh and I guess I forgot how gruesome Percy's books are? I remember some violence and gore in his other two but this one takes it to a new level. Fair warning!
Deadlands and Red Moon were both 5 star reads for me so it pains me to give this a mere three stars but I must. This book had a LOT going on. Cyber thriller, new technology, serial killers, and loads of supernatural elements. I agree with the other reviews that the summary of this book doesn't really do it justice. I guess I just wished I knew more about what was going on while it was happening if that makes any sense. The plot moves so quickly (which is great) that I didn't feel like I really have a handle on the story until halfway through.
Oh and I guess I forgot how gruesome Percy's books are? I remember some violence and gore in his other two but this one takes it to a new level. Fair warning!
jenemmtho's review against another edition
1.0
DNF - thought it was going to be a much different story. Didn’t hold my interest.
lisawreading's review against another edition
3.0
This book wasn't what I expected. I was looking forward to inventive techno-horror... but didn't really get that until the final third of the book. Instead, we spend time with the main characters as they deal with the evil building up in Portland as the literal gates of Hell threaten to spill open and engulf the world. Parts of this book feel very 70s-throwback-ish, like The Omen with technology, as all sorts of demonic entities, including hellhounds and various gross and disgusting things come teeming out at people from dark corners... and it's up to our ragtag bunch of misfit heroes to save the day.
In the final part of the book, we see how the forces of evil use the ubiquitous network of tech to infiltrate every person's consiousness, providing a dire look at just how wired in and dependent we truly are (as if we had any doubt).
The Dark Net is a quick, sometimes gross, sometimes scary read that frightens more with its reflections on our lack of privacy in our cyber-dominated lives than by its invocation of demons and evil gaining world domination.
In the final part of the book, we see how the forces of evil use the ubiquitous network of tech to infiltrate every person's consiousness, providing a dire look at just how wired in and dependent we truly are (as if we had any doubt).
The Dark Net is a quick, sometimes gross, sometimes scary read that frightens more with its reflections on our lack of privacy in our cyber-dominated lives than by its invocation of demons and evil gaining world domination.
mitziibee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.0