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NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
4.25
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was just fantastic! What an excellent adventure using tried and true tropes and making them into something new. Manx is a fantastic fun villain who you can't help but hate and find hilarious in turn. Vic was a great protagonist and her relationship with Maggie was so good, the chapter that ends her arc in particular was so so so good.

The horror here was lowkey and still a gut punch.