I watched the movie a few years ago and learned it's based on a book. It's been at the back of my mind to read it ever since.
I was expecting to rememI watched the movie a few years ago and learned it's based on a book. It's been at the back of my mind to read it ever since.
I was expecting to remember the movie and learn more info about the Mothman cases but he's barely present in the book. Most mentions of him are near the end and they seem a little rushed.
The rest of the book is full of Mr Keel's investigations into ufo sightings, other alien related encounters and his interviews with contactees.
As a bonus, there's his own experiences with the things above as well as the men in black. Did you know he invented the term MIB? I didn't either, the more you know.
Now, a lot of the book felt like jumping from one case to another with barely any links to the Mothman until later. For a book titled The Mothman Prophecies this isn't ideal, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
There's a scary element to the book as well. As someone with phone anxiety I found all the phone calls terrifying. And of course the men in black are as cool/spooky as usual.
I appreciate the wealth of information between the pages. There were some cases I was familiar with (like the Project Blue Book ones) and others I've never heard of so my knowledge was expanded. I'd have to reread it a few times for all of it to stick though.
I've been picking books with good narration lately and this one isn't an exception. I really liked the narrator and if he did the rest of Keel's books then I'm so on board to listen to them all. ...more
Five friends played a game of cards one night, went to sleep and woke up to find the rest of the world wiped from existence and a sky dome over their Five friends played a game of cards one night, went to sleep and woke up to find the rest of the world wiped from existence and a sky dome over their heads.
For some reason, the apartment they're all in still has electricity but they realise early on they can't stay there all the time and they can't make noise, because if they do the foggy creatures with ghostly limbs and black eyes will get them and there's no coming back from that.
But our heroes aren't as alone as they thought. Two more join their group and it seems that all of this started with the boy's arrival to the strange world, since he's been there the longest.
The more time they spend in the new reality, the more their minds decline. At the beginning they were ready to try and find a way out of there, but will any of them make it out alive?
I don't even know where to begin. The one thing I can say for certain is that I WILL have nightmares and Mr. Hakobyan can be proud.
This book spooked me so much, I kept jumping at every noise and casting glances towards the front door thinking one of the fog creatures was going to come through.
The book is better than the blurb, but there were still things I disliked.
1. How long it took to get any and all answers. It's really not fair. I didn't have problems following the book or anything, but I wish things were explained a bit sooner.
2. The names bugged me, especially Harris. The others I could see happening with different spelling but...that one really stood out to me. Aram got the best name.
3. The sexual assault. It wasn't graphic but it wasn't needed, nope nope nope. I'm going to pretend I didn't read that.
4. The ending. I didn't dislike this, per se, but unless if there's a sequel coming I am not satisfied with what we got.
What I did like was the plot, it was so engaging that I had to know what was going to happen next and couldn't stop reading.
I liked Aram the most, the rest of the characters shifted the more I saw of them but he stayed consistent.
I was tricked into liking Erik, I have no regrets.
The spookiness was very well done and did the job. The fog creatures don't seem so bad NOW when I had time to regroup my thoughts but...
The friendship (before it got warped) was nice to see.
THE LOCATION. YES.
Now that I think about it, imagine if the book had Armenian words (other than khash) in it with a glossary in the back? Now that would be so cool.
It was good but it could've been better, so four stars from me.
*Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review* ...more
This book is so dark and so funny and relatable at the same time. My poor metalhead heart can only handle so much cool at once.
Derry and Cal are stonThis book is so dark and so funny and relatable at the same time. My poor metalhead heart can only handle so much cool at once.
Derry and Cal are stoner metalheads who dabble in the dark arts without much success. Enter Natalie, someone who's actually summoned demons before and knows what she's doing. The boys befriend her and eventually get to a point where they're willing to sell their souls for their music goals and they need a sacrifice to do it.
I don't know what I can say that will accurately represent how fun this was to read (except the almost dog scene, nearly shed a tear there). The author knows how to pull the reader in and, if you have time, you should definitely read it in one go for the full experience.
As the book went on I was so convinced the kids were going to pull it off but oh boy, the entire ending was just one surprise after another. And the very end? NO I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT BUT I LOVE IT. I SEE IT. IT'S SO CLEAR.
I am not going to spoil anything else so do yourself and favour and go read this now if you're into stupid kids messing with things they shouldn't be messing with.
P.S. This should be a movie.
*Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review* ...more
Henry Miller is an army vet who's seen it all, the good and the bad. Except "all" never included a bigfoot wandering onto a hunting Wow, what a story!
Henry Miller is an army vet who's seen it all, the good and the bad. Except "all" never included a bigfoot wandering onto a hunting trail, until now.
After ten years apart, Henry gets back together with the love of his life, and they're expecting a baby. He's ready to propose but she has something to tell him, something important that makes them part ways for the second time.
Broken hearted, Henry decides to go hunting for a bear and stumbles onto something else. A poor bigfoot that wandered off. Of course, he didn't see it was a bigfoot, not until it was too late.
The whole town riles up and it's not long before things go south. And why isn't anyone listening to the one guy who can stop the madness?
I love this book, it has everything. From a likable protagonist with a sad back story to gossipy townsfolk and angry bigfoot (bigfeet?) and gore.
I feel so bad for the bigfoot Henry shot but if he didn't then we wouldn't have this awesome story so...he got his justice (some form of it) at the end.
I hated Kate. Yup. How could she do that to him? I really don't know. Henry is just too good for her.
I did like Pete, Connor and Kellen the most, after the bigfoot and Henry.
I love the authors' writing style, it flows well and sucks you in. I didn't want to slow down while reading but at the same time if I read too fast it would be over and I didn't want that either. In the end I decided on a medium pace and I'm still sad there isn't any more to devour (especially after reading the post-ending articles).
Now I'm in the mood to go bigfoot hunting, without actually, you know, hunting them. More like quietly observing them from a safe distance. Perfect spooky read.
*Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review* ...more
*Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*
I fell in love with this book, slowly and *Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*
I fell in love with this book, slowly and then all at once.
The setting, the writing style (so flowy, hell, even the chapter names rhyme), the characters, the mythology...
Kira is on holiday with her family and all is well...except it isn't. Her sister Romy goes missing (twice), so naturally, Kira teams up with the adorably funny Callum to find her. That doesn't go as planned. Where it does go, however, is definitely not what I expected.
The spookiness is perfect till around 30 something %, after that it gets a bit slow but picks right back up near half of the book and oh boy, it delivers. It delivers strong. At that point I honestly couldn't put it down. It was sooooo good.
The people and the creatures Kira and Callum meet on the way are proper fairytale material and I'm definitely going to look some of those things up.
And the ending, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT SHALL WE? What a cruel way to leave the reader hanging, I love it. I was about ready to throw my phone away when I got to the acknowledgements and saw it was part of a trilogy. PHEW, PHONE SAVED. I'll eagerly be awaiting the continuation of this magical story.
So why four stars and not five?
The previously mentioned slowness and some scenes could've done with a little less description. Almost perfect but not quite....more
"You are nearest and dearest and all the world to me. Our souls are knit into one, for all life and all time."
Upon rereading this, I'm realising it's "You are nearest and dearest and all the world to me. Our souls are knit into one, for all life and all time."
Upon rereading this, I'm realising it's actually a strong 4 on my rating scale rather than a 5 star as I have rated it previously. It's a bit slow with very little happening most of the time, and not all PoVs were equally compelling. But for a classic, it's very easy to read and it's still one of my favourites. ...more