Reviews

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

mstotter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

burntout_bookworm's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

 There were elements that I really enjoyed but I think that the pace was very stop starty and I kept skim reading every so often. 

tregina's review

3.0

Make no mistake: this is a deeply disturbing, deeply scary and deeply claustrophobic book. On that front, it definitely does what it sets out to do. Be warned, there are some very graphic moments. The idea of the novel sounded super cool, but I have to admit the execution is not what I was hoping for and the description is somewhat misleading once you get into the meat of the novel. That, and it treats its female characters fairly appallingly. I think there are a lot of social and ethical questions that it would have been interesting to explore in this scenario (such as the choice to have children in a town they can never leave), but a lot of that is sidelined.

It is definitely creepy as hell, though. It is that.

jfournier's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

deliberatehalf56's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

njdarkish's review against another edition

4.0

A fantastic horror novel, one of the best I've read in recent times. Probably the best witch story I've read.

noratfi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

kaleereads's review against another edition

4.0

wow! i’ll admit, i was bored by this book for a good bit. it takes a bit to get there. and then everything hits the fan and i was absolutely gripped through the final third. this is VERY stephen king: the almost gothic/romantic era prose, the mysterious and cursed small town, the large cast of characters with their own unique perspectives and motivations, and of course the juxtaposition of paranormal phenomena we decide is “evil” and the very real evil of man. huge “the mist” vibes. this story also really reminded me of midnight mass, the miniseries by mike flanagan. i found HEX to be disturbing, unsettling, absolutely bleak. i really enjoyed it. A unique complaint I have though is that you can definitely tell that this was not only translated from Dutch but also transported to an American setting. I can’t quite describe it, but our characters are just so uniquely European and they feel so out of place when I’m trying to fit them into the region they are apparently living in America. these ain’t new yorkers! but i respect the author’s decision to do so. overall, a great unsettling and unhappy read. wow.

dunam15's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

melsbels01's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0