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Pearl by Josh Malerman
1.75
dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Man am I disappointed 😔 I usually say I wish books were longer but I really wish this one had been 100 pages shorter. I really liked the concept and the first 30% I was completely invested. It then starts to drag and what feels like a really great set up and pace then turns into a bunch of different perspectives and background that I felt didn’t add anything. I then hit 70% and I was ready to be done with it! 

I think a big flaw is that it attempts to add too many characters and their sides when in reality it should have been a max of 4 characters with 2 main people that we really actually care to read about. I will say there were a few scenes that made me a little uncomfortable so that was nice but overall the pace takes away from any real suspense or horror for me.