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Devil's Creek by Todd Keisling

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rogergeis's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

barmyjen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

The story starts with fast action, and then becomes a slow burn as it works its way to an inevitable conclusion. Focused on a religious cult and the supernatural, the characters are well written, with some you like and others to like to hate. The narrator is ok, and delivers an enjoyable story.

liviab13's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

4.0

thenextstephenking's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This dark book was a slow burn but in the best way. The action started down the line but there were subtle hints of horror throughout the beginning. This was a dark story excellently crafted. Tge force left readers wanting more. Despite the length of the book I felt I finished it quickly. I couldn't put it down for want of finding out the truth. This excellent book was crafted with the reader in mind. Offering hints of Darknes along the way. I enjoyed the unsettling aspects of the book. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants a page turner from start to finish.

bkmckown's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was all the things I love in a horror book. Gory and grotesque, making you want to avert your gaze, cults and demonic presence. It did get repetitive after awhile, one only needs a few gory, vile sex scenes before you lose interest. The book could’ve easily been 100 pages shorter and it still would’ve packed a punch. The overall story was fantastic but the gory, vulgar scenes were overdone to the point where it became mundane. It had the feel of a King novel but that doesn’t mean it needed the same length to get the point across.

goobersmom57's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It’s been hard to keep my attention lately (adhd, stress), so being able to do so for such long periods of time with such a thick book is quite a feat! Keisling is up there with the top authors imo. He is a master of language. Not only did I want to wake up earlier to read this before work, I stayed awake longer, read on my lunch break, and anywhere else I could squeeze a few extra minutes in. The story had a natural flow, and just enough suspense to keep me turning the pages. The characters were all very real, where I both loved and hated them and their actions. This was such a visceral and intense story. There was so much going on, and so many characters, but somehow I didn’t get overwhelmed. That is just how good Keisling is.