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njdarkish's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderfully creepy blend of noir mystery, silver screen tribute, and Lovecraftian horror (though a comparison to The King in Yellow may be more apt, honestly). I had a ton of fun reading this one, and though I thought the first half was ultimately better than the second, I still loved the whole thing.
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
4.0
Thoroughly enjoy anything from Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This was dark and creepy and wonderful.
kaegank's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
hyphae's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
katsherms's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
When it works, it really works but oh man does it take forever to get there. I think this is just a writing style that doesn't work for me. The author tends to repeat a lot of already covered ground, and is more verbose than I tend to like.
seacool's review against another edition
My loan at the library expired before I could finish it. Plan to come back to this later
mxpringle's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was absolutely incredible. So well-written and the concepts were unlike any other horror I've ever read which was so refreshing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Drug use, Racism, and Stalking
Minor: Antisemitism, War, and Kidnapping
acs8037's review
dark
mysterious
tense
4.0
4 stars for Tristan who is me-coded (ie a hoe who’s afraid of everything)
mitzyreads_'s review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
kaleereads's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. so. freaking. boring. there’s so much exposition because a whole magical system needs to be explained so this book is 90% people just talking or facts being presented. there was absolutely no tension, barely anything happened, the lore was convoluted. reading this was a chore.