Really fun SGJ novella. If you like his other works, you will like this one. Not my favorite story he has released, but I killed it in one sitting. 3/Really fun SGJ novella. If you like his other works, you will like this one. Not my favorite story he has released, but I killed it in one sitting. 3/5 mainly because I just read I Was a Teenage Slasher, and that felt like the fully realized story SGJ was trying to tell here. ...more
Way more a 3.5, but a few minor issues with the book. First, the good. It's a great folk horror book. I love the premise, the monsters, the mystery, eWay more a 3.5, but a few minor issues with the book. First, the good. It's a great folk horror book. I love the premise, the monsters, the mystery, etc. T. Kingfisher is a hit or miss writer for me. In this one I actually quite enjoyed her prose and storytelling. The one knock she usually gets is having mistimed humor. This book has that, but it's from the first person perspective so it isn't as jarring. Foxy is the best character in the book by miles, which is a bit unfortunate because Mouse is the MC. Overall, the book could have saved 20 or so pages, maybe. It felt like it dragged towards the latter half of the second act. All in all I really enjoyed it, with a few minor-to-medium complaints. Definitely worth a read if you want a, "Things knocking on the windows in the middle of the woods at night" read....more
I could not stop thinking about this book any time I was away from it. As a man, I don't pretend to know what it is like meeting the beauty standards I could not stop thinking about this book any time I was away from it. As a man, I don't pretend to know what it is like meeting the beauty standards that are set for women, but this book gave me a glimpse into that. Plenty of beautifully disgusting descriptions, a bunch of nearly unredeemable characters, and story about how far people are willing to go for vanity. A very fun book to fly through....more
A beautiful unsettling read that seamlessly blends the past, the present, and a fictional movie script into a page turner I finished over a weekend. TA beautiful unsettling read that seamlessly blends the past, the present, and a fictional movie script into a page turner I finished over a weekend. Tremblay is a force in the genre, and Horror Movie is further evidence of that. Having grown up in the area where the majority of the book takes place, it only makes the book more haunting. I have walked, explored, and partied in the woods and abandoned schools present here. If you love horror, this is a must read....more
What a wonderful quick read. I am an adult, and this is a YA book, but it scratched an itch I had. Folk horror slasher goodness where the teenagers fiWhat a wonderful quick read. I am an adult, and this is a YA book, but it scratched an itch I had. Folk horror slasher goodness where the teenagers fight back against a masked killer who hates their TikTok generation. It was really fun. A few good twists, and loads of fun. Excited to read 2 here shortly, and then 3 when I get back from vacation. A perfect palette cleanser as a grown man, and a book I would have devoured as a teen.
Edit: I just noticed I said the book was fun an excessive amount of times. I am keeping it in there, because I think that distills down my opinion of Adam's work to one word: fun....more
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