Reviews

Cunning Folk by Adam L.G. Nevill

caspore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

the_librarian_witch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

elizabethscott's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bozzeak's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

nini473's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

chloeardd's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

kjthenerd3's review against another edition

Besides how grating the writing was (I have never read third-person omniscient before; apparently I hate it), there was far too much description for the simplest things. It felt like things were just happening to these people I have no reason to care about yet, and it also appears that the author has never spoken to a child before. I really thought I could push past these issues, but as soon as I read the words, "...the added humiliation of his wife needing to rescue him," I was done. Closed the book and am returning it to the library I borrowed it from.

janieevans1986's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a challenging read.  Is the main character going crazy?  Is he correct in his thoughts?  Are the neighbors innocent or guilty?  Are they what they seem to be or not? I am still not sure on what I think even though I have finished the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence

raincorbyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

sydneyspooky's review against another edition

4.0

I wanted to give it 4.5 stars!!

I wasn’t sure about this book once I started getting into it and I admittedly had to put it down for a bit. However, once the foundation is set, I COULD NOT put it down. It becomes non-stop imagery of demented horrors and shocking events. I spent my Sunday going from 48% through it to 100%.

I would absolutely recommend this book to someone who enjoys folk horror, or really any horror for that matter, but be warned- once it’s got you, you’re not stopping until the end.

I only gave it four stars (truly a 4.5 for me) because it starts off so strong and compelling in the beginning, but some parts of the story telling, can get a little slower when the “stage is being set” so to speak. However, if my attention span hadn’t put a quick pause on that, this would easily have been 5 stars from me.