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A review by fullmooneaters
Ex-Boogeyman by Kristopher Triana
3.0
Okay so, I want to preface this by saying this book is not for me. You will probably enjoy it, but I did not.
Despite what my profile may say, it takes me on average 2–5 days to finish a book if there are no extenuating circumstances. Five days is actually quite a long time for me. Sometimes I forget to update if I’ve finished it, or forgot to mark it as reading. Sometimes I read a whole book in one day. This book took me a month and a half to finish. And it was quite a let down, considering how much praise I have seen this book get. I think the main problem is that I don’t watch slashers that often. Probably one or two a year at the most. This book would be great for people who love slashers, but I am not one of those people. Also, slashers, in my opinion, don’t work well in book format. The main problem with this book is that I was bored. I was so bored. I kept putting it down over and over, hoping it would just get to some action. And when it did, it presented another problem. I did not have an attachment to any character, and there were too many characters (even if that is characteristic for a slasher), and the ones that I felt were decent just weren’t indulged in enough, but even then I didn’t like or cheer on any of them. The gore wasn’t even intriguing enough to keep me reading. I was hoping at least it would be a ‘so gory I couldn’t look away’ type novel, but even then I was bored. Rachel was boring, Noah was meh, Ellie was annoying as hell, because, duh, kids can be annoying and clingy so I guess that was a plus, a child character was well written. Also I found it kinda weird that Ellie referred to full grown adults, and full grown adults referred to Ellie, a twelve year old, as their friend, which, I don’t know, it just felt weird. I am an adult and I would not refer to a twelve year old as a friend.
One of my favorite parts of reading a book is looking forward to reading it, or being excited to get your hands back on that book so you can finish it. Every time I looked over at this book on my desk, it mocked me, spitting in my face, making me dread picking it back up again because it was such a slog. When I am reading a book, the story consumes all the empty space in my mind, I think about it often, pondering all the little details and how much I liked it, but this one, I just couldn’t wait to be done with. It was the biggest weight off my shoulders once I finished it. Finally, I can move on.
Overall the book was well written and would be great if I enjoyed slashers more but I don’t. I don’t hate them, they’re just not my favorite. Don’t take my review to heart though, it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Despite what my profile may say, it takes me on average 2–5 days to finish a book if there are no extenuating circumstances. Five days is actually quite a long time for me. Sometimes I forget to update if I’ve finished it, or forgot to mark it as reading. Sometimes I read a whole book in one day. This book took me a month and a half to finish. And it was quite a let down, considering how much praise I have seen this book get. I think the main problem is that I don’t watch slashers that often. Probably one or two a year at the most. This book would be great for people who love slashers, but I am not one of those people. Also, slashers, in my opinion, don’t work well in book format. The main problem with this book is that I was bored. I was so bored. I kept putting it down over and over, hoping it would just get to some action. And when it did, it presented another problem. I did not have an attachment to any character, and there were too many characters (even if that is characteristic for a slasher), and the ones that I felt were decent just weren’t indulged in enough, but even then I didn’t like or cheer on any of them. The gore wasn’t even intriguing enough to keep me reading. I was hoping at least it would be a ‘so gory I couldn’t look away’ type novel, but even then I was bored. Rachel was boring, Noah was meh, Ellie was annoying as hell, because, duh, kids can be annoying and clingy so I guess that was a plus, a child character was well written. Also I found it kinda weird that Ellie referred to full grown adults, and full grown adults referred to Ellie, a twelve year old, as their friend, which, I don’t know, it just felt weird. I am an adult and I would not refer to a twelve year old as a friend.
One of my favorite parts of reading a book is looking forward to reading it, or being excited to get your hands back on that book so you can finish it. Every time I looked over at this book on my desk, it mocked me, spitting in my face, making me dread picking it back up again because it was such a slog. When I am reading a book, the story consumes all the empty space in my mind, I think about it often, pondering all the little details and how much I liked it, but this one, I just couldn’t wait to be done with. It was the biggest weight off my shoulders once I finished it. Finally, I can move on.
Overall the book was well written and would be great if I enjoyed slashers more but I don’t. I don’t hate them, they’re just not my favorite. Don’t take my review to heart though, it just wasn’t my cup of tea.