Reviews with content warning for Gore - Clown in a Cornfield

At first, I wasn't excited to be reading "Clown in a Cornfield" because I thought it was just another YA thriller, but I found myself enjoying it once I got past the first third of the book. I especially enjoyed the gore, which was totally unexpected. The story was fun and way better than I thought it was going to be.

I wanted Janet and Quinn to get together (especially after reading Janet's POV), but I guess that's not the case. On the other hand, I was surprised that Rust and Cole ended up together. Usually author's drop hints about a possible relationship but the hints for these two was really reading between the lines. I still want to know if they were secretly dating or if was that there has always been feelings and they just confessed at an interesting moment. I like the second possibility better so that’s what I’m going to believe.

I don't know how to feel about this ending. It definitely sets up the book for a sequel, but the epilogue felt like it was trying too hard. Nevertheless, I'm still probably going to buy the book to annotate and also read the other two books in the series.

This was the first time I digitally read a book so that played a role in me taking so long to read it (also the fact books over 400 pages intimidate me lol), but I still recommend this book to anyone looking for a good thriller.

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chelseamayxxx's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Wow this book was incredible I don’t like clowns as they scare they hell out of me and this book did exactly the same-thing scare me but I really enjoyed this book it had me hooked from page one and didn’t let go till the very last page. The cliffhanger at the end of the book has got me wanting to buy book two to read it straight away. The clowns in this book were described so well and the amount of detail into each individual clown was told so perfect as you found out who most the clowns were and what there reasons were for been so bad and angry. The teenagers in this book worked well together and they all made the book that more connected and made the story more enjoyable. I really liked the newbie girl in this book as she doenst take no shit and I liked how well she fitted into this book aswell. The writing was so descriptive and so well written though out the whole book. Can’t wait to read book two and book three when it’s realised xxx

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theknm's review

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challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was definitely a great read in the case of the second half where i couldn't put it down. The suspense did take a bit and the side characters did annoy me a little which is my only con but i think it was called for a bit cause of the big reveal - but everything else, the pacing, the past/future chain events that lead to the big climax, the small town lore of Frendo the clown mascot, and even horror movie aspect of it. One of the parts i didnt expect was of the big climax obviously but the main one was when the mayor or mayor candidate gets killed in plain sight. All and all cant wait for the next one !!

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kikis_a_book_wh0r3's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was a really good story. Adam Cesar definitely keeps you on your toes and gives an amazing anxiety ridden tale of small town folks going crazy. Ultimately I feel like this would be a plan that MAGA would try to pull. Scary to think about. Its genocide but kept local? Lol I love that the ending sets it up for a sequel in true movie ending form!! A perfect nod to the classic slasher films. The audio performance was great as well! Definitely going to be checking out 2 & 3!!!

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dblue236's review

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The title and cover tell you pretty much everything you need to know about this book. It's part teen slasher, part satire, all gore, and I honestly kind of loved it despite itself. It reminded me of the movies I loved as a teen, and the "reveal" toward the end that made it feel more like satire added to the fun, rather than detracting from it. This definitely didn't move any mountains, but that wasn't the intent and sometimes that's okay.

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