this book kind of felt like the haunting of hill house where there was just ghost in the background while the family was having the worst time ever.
tthis book kind of felt like the haunting of hill house where there was just ghost in the background while the family was having the worst time ever.
this book started off pretty good for me, i enjoyed the main character mainly because everyone was so mean to her for no reason i started to like her by default. also i love “unlikable” women in fiction. the family drama was really intriguing but this book was too slow for me when it came to horror. it took so long to start that by the time it did i didn’t even want to be reading a horror book anymore ...more
really torn on how i feel about this, surprisingly i didn’t find it being because i thought the audiobook was super immersive but i 3.5 stars for now…
really torn on how i feel about this, surprisingly i didn’t find it being because i thought the audiobook was super immersive but i just cannot wrap about my head how or why some random ass unfinished film got a cult following like maybe people were fascinated by it because the people working on it died but other than that it just didn’t seem interesting enough for all of that. i did really really enjoy the twist at the end tho...more
i feel like the ending was kind of a let down because the book was so good i was kind of expecting something bigger but i guess im not sure what? i hai feel like the ending was kind of a let down because the book was so good i was kind of expecting something bigger but i guess im not sure what? i have some questions but who the hell is going to answer them? good book but luckily it wasn’t that good so i don’t feel like i have to watch the Netflix adaptation with blake lively (yuck)...more
genuinely don’t know how i keep getting tricked into reading these character driven stories, i’m just not in the mood for them right now and i expectegenuinely don’t know how i keep getting tricked into reading these character driven stories, i’m just not in the mood for them right now and i expected something more horror. i still think this was good though...more
the writing was beautiful but my god was it a dread to read, i’m trying not to say it was boring because i hate that most of my reviews are like “thisthe writing was beautiful but my god was it a dread to read, i’m trying not to say it was boring because i hate that most of my reviews are like “this was boring” but like…. it was? the only reason it’s a 3 star is because towards the end i was getting scared due to reading this in the middle of the ocean at night. ...more
honestly after finding out the author is white that made a lot of sense… it just feels like the characters don’t have a lot of depth and the story jushonestly after finding out the author is white that made a lot of sense… it just feels like the characters don’t have a lot of depth and the story just lacks a lot of heart. this is a good story but what stops it from being great is just simply the fact that that this isn’t his story to tell. i’m not saying white authors can’t write stories like this or characters from a race that isn’t there’s but i just feel this lacked a lot of perspective it wouldn’t had from someone if it were by a black author. ...more
this kind of has the vibe of teen wolf and midnight mass. i was not expecting to have as much fun as i did but i should’ve because ive always stated sthis kind of has the vibe of teen wolf and midnight mass. i was not expecting to have as much fun as i did but i should’ve because ive always stated stephen king excels at writing from the perspective of children. i definitely do think other people will find this boring but im just a girl that grew up with a werewolf obsessed so take that as you will....more
i don’t know if it’s because i have insomnia myself or the fact that i read this faster than i could blink but i absolutely loved this book.
i don’t ki don’t know if it’s because i have insomnia myself or the fact that i read this faster than i could blink but i absolutely loved this book.
i don’t know if everyone will love this but surely it’s for me! i loved how it felt like scooby do but adult, i loved the graveyard setting and i loved this weird friend group they formed. i loved that not every character was a college student and that every character had something personal going on even with how short this book is.
one of my favorite tropes is when the found family is an unlikely group, where they form a found family relationship but either the characters hated each other beforehand or they’re so vastly different you wouldn’t expect them to be friends and surprisingly this book does that well! i think Rio does a good job at writing found family’s or group dynamics in general and i hope to see more of that from her in the future.
i do agree with everyone on the fact that it should’ve been longer but mostly because i fell in love with the characters and wanted more from them. i do think it’s the perfect length for this story because i actually don’t think for me that it would’ve worked as a full length novel....more
anyone that knows me knows that i absolutely love grady hendrix, ive read his entire backlist and i can’t say that for many authors. i didn’t love hisanyone that knows me knows that i absolutely love grady hendrix, ive read his entire backlist and i can’t say that for many authors. i didn’t love his release last year liked i had hoped, deep down i knew i wouldn’t because i don’t like ghost stories. when i saw this i knew i would love it and as you can see by the rating i was correct.
this book starts off very slowly, you don’t get into the plot until like 20% into the book. the first half of the book you’re learning about the characters and what it’s like for these teen pregnant girls and how it feels to be abandoned in this home. this book was so fascinating to me because i felt like i was there, as if i was one of the girls. as much as i complain about books feeling too long i surprisingly didn’t want it to end.
in a weird way the book felt cozy, it didn’t have much gore or really scary things but to me what these girls were going through was scary enough. even though none of these characters are my favorite i did grow to love all of them and feel so attached to them that i cried a bit during the epilogue. such a great read and it was fun to read in summer since that’s where the book takes place and it just helped so much.
i hope that if you’re reading this and you do decide to pick up the book, that you have as much fun as i did....more
this was my first SGJ full length novel and i didn’t realize this book was more character focused, i think the plot was good but it wasn’t strong so ithis was my first SGJ full length novel and i didn’t realize this book was more character focused, i think the plot was good but it wasn’t strong so i kind of struggled getting through the middle of the book and i guess i just expected the book to take a different route but i do enjoy the writing ...more
this was dark but like… at the same time i kinda expected darker? i dunno but i definitely was invested at a certain point. i might check out the restthis was dark but like… at the same time i kinda expected darker? i dunno but i definitely was invested at a certain point. i might check out the rest idk ...more
**spoiler alert** how can you be a witch and a vampire? what in the tvd hell?
this kinda ruins the first book for me (which i gave 5 stars) because how**spoiler alert** how can you be a witch and a vampire? what in the tvd hell?
this kinda ruins the first book for me (which i gave 5 stars) because how do you go from that amazing, super fun book… to this? and why do the teens talk like that!? it was so confusing because they talk like they’re from the 90s but have ipads and shit. ...more