Pardon my language but

JESUS.
FUCKING.
CHRIST.

THAT WAS B R U T A L.

DO NOT READ IF YOU CANT HANDLE EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIOLENCE BECAUSE OH MY GODDDDD

At first I wasn’t sure about this book. It was a fast read but it didn’t really hook me right away. In the first almost 50% the book not a whole lot was going on. I mean they were doing things but there wasn’t anything spooky or thrilling happening at all. 50% in Ararat was sitting at maybe 2.5/3 stars for me.

BUT THE LAST HALF

MY GOD

I can’t even describe how brutal that was, you’d have to read for yourself. I don’t really like excessive violence, especially when it’s described so vividly. It freaks me out. BUT the way this author was able to write fear is what brought this to 5 stars. Oh my god this person is brilliant at being able to strike absolute terror. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time after everything started going downhill (pun totally intended).

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Waiting to see who was next to die, and never being able to tell who was possessed, oh my god that was nuts. The author did a really good job at making you feel like you were one of the characters, because none of us knew who was possessed now and who was about to die. There were very few times during that last half where the reader knew more than the characters. That descent down the mountain was so nerve wracking, I’m going to need a massage just to get my shoulders to relax. Fucking hell that was brilliant.

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ALSO THAT LAST SENTENCE THOUGH. CAN I JUST. OH MY GOD. FUCK.

Anyways. Just read this. Do it. If you like thriller, aren’t squeamish about violence, and don’t mind waiting a little while for the thrills to start, this is absolutely worth it.

also I just want a moment to live in the glory that my favourite character lived. That literally never happens, I think I’m cursed because my favs die in like 90% of the books/movies/shows/etc that I like BUT NOT THIS TIME!!