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A review by melbsreads
Scream Site by Justina Ireland
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Trigger warnings: violence, horror, disappearances, disappearance of a sibling
I LOVED Justina Ireland's Dread Nation duology, so when I saw that she'd written a YA horror book for the younger end of the market, I was all in. And, like, this wasn't bad? But also the blurb gives away at least three quarters of the plot. That's not a criticism of Ireland's story because I'm fully aware that authors don't write blurbs. But, like, WTF publisher??
Anyway, the story itself was quite simplistic and it took a long time for the action to get going. And then the ending felt a little too rushed for my liking. But all of that being said, it was a pretty quick and easy read, and I did genuinely like the premise.
I LOVED Justina Ireland's Dread Nation duology, so when I saw that she'd written a YA horror book for the younger end of the market, I was all in. And, like, this wasn't bad? But also the blurb gives away at least three quarters of the plot. That's not a criticism of Ireland's story because I'm fully aware that authors don't write blurbs. But, like, WTF publisher??
Anyway, the story itself was quite simplistic and it took a long time for the action to get going. And then the ending felt a little too rushed for my liking. But all of that being said, it was a pretty quick and easy read, and I did genuinely like the premise.