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Gothic by Philip Fracassi

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kaelyn87's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

2.0

smthuriot's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

See my full review here:
https://sarahoverbooked.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/gothic/

horrorhussy's review against another edition

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3.0

A Horror Book of Old

Gothic feels like an old school atmospheric horror, one you found in your parents library and read far to young.
A beloved horror trope, of possessed items raging war on an unsuspecting family, made up of characters you can’t really bring yourself to like.

I did love the feel of building dread that Fracassi creates, I do think it would be a bigger hit for me if it was a touch shorter, closer the the 300 mark. It did feel like a bit of a slog to make it through to the payoff.
The pay off is worth it.

I can see the audience that will love this book, it does feel like a book people will love and hold as a favourite, recommend and share.

I’ve just always been a Jason girl and this is firmly in the Rose Red camp

chosetoforget's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

runjohnnyrun845's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

hazel_oat's review against another edition

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5.0

He sits up, flips over the cover to reveal the name of the book:

GOTHIC
By Tyson Parks

He stares at the page for a moment, ignores the chill that runs up his spine, the sick feeling of darkness that floods his mind. He licks his lips, lets out a held breath.

Shitty title, he thinks.

Then he turns the page over, and begins to read.

this was INCREDIBLE. this book invoked the same sense of horrified "what the fuck!" that i last remember feeling while reading [b:Needful Things|1011198|Needful Things|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556477076l/1011198._SY75_.jpg|60965389] at way too young of an age. everyone loves to compare modern horror writers to stephen king, but this is the first author i've read who was actually reminiscent of him.

i will be keeping an eye on philip fracassi from now on. . .

thank you to cemetery dance publications for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review!