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coralinejones's Reviews (556)
My hold ran out at the library. But, to be honest, I have a lot of thoughts running through my mind at the moment and I can't really focus on a book as heavy as this. I wasn't entirely enthralled in the story like I wanted to be. I'll probably try again soon as this book takes place in our current times but... I don't know. I'm scared.
I understood the message coming across the text, I just didn't like it.
Unfortunately the many, many unfavorable reviews are correct. I tried giving this a chance as I didn't mind the narration at first but, my God, what's the point of this novel? One too many pages of Art complaining about the woes of his personal life with very little horror elements thrown in. This should not be considered a horror novel. What's the horror? The vague descriptions of vampire-ism? Is he even a vampire, truly? Is Mercy? Who is Mercy?
This is an interesting character study, and if this had been marketed as such maybe I would've gone into this with a better mindset. I truly think this novel is a waste of time?!
This is an interesting character study, and if this had been marketed as such maybe I would've gone into this with a better mindset. I truly think this novel is a waste of time?!
Bro what 😠R.I.P Daisy your life SUCKED!
Seriously, though, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I had guessed the twist KIND OF but I never would've guessed that was the ending... There were bits and pieces of this I didn't fully care for, but the story is extremely atmospheric and Feeney does a great job at painting the narrative that this family is just sick, twisted, and nasty.
While Feeney's writing is not as good as Gillian Flynn's, I did get very similar vibes between this novel and Dark Places by the latter. I think the mystery and the twists will leave you with a similar reaction if you enjoyed Dark Places. What it boils down to is this: I'll be thinking about this read for a while.
Seriously, though, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I had guessed the twist KIND OF but I never would've guessed that was the ending... There were bits and pieces of this I didn't fully care for, but the story is extremely atmospheric and Feeney does a great job at painting the narrative that this family is just sick, twisted, and nasty.
While Feeney's writing is not as good as Gillian Flynn's, I did get very similar vibes between this novel and Dark Places by the latter. I think the mystery and the twists will leave you with a similar reaction if you enjoyed Dark Places. What it boils down to is this: I'll be thinking about this read for a while.
You guys cannot be serious. This book was literal cold grits. I hated everything up until the last chapter or two. I didn't feel any sort of fear until then, but I think my "fear" was just sadness for Bela. Her mother? Fucking sucks. The "Other Mommy"? Not as scary as the author wanted her to be. Felt like a Coraline rip-off. Bela calling her father "Daddo" the entire time? Obnoxious. And, sorry to say, she did not read like an 8 year old, rather 6... Or even 4...
The conversations these GROWN ASS adults were having to their child, regardless if they thought she was asleep or not, was just disgusting. I couldn't stand these people. How could they think an eight year old could/would/should understand these nihilistic monologues?! The real horror were these parents, my God!
The conversations these GROWN ASS adults were having to their child, regardless if they thought she was asleep or not, was just disgusting. I couldn't stand these people. How could they think an eight year old could/would/should understand these nihilistic monologues?! The real horror were these parents, my God!
just boring and i hate all these characters and i think the plot is nonsensical and the back and forth between fake reddit and these fake websites was distracting and annoying. much love.
Genuinely not very enjoyable to read.
- Being in the main character's head was not fun. I found her, Sunny, insufferable and felt there was very little development in her personality despite what was going on to and around her. From the second we're introduced to her I didn't really like who she was and who she represented in the family but I assumed she would get better. She didn't.
- I was SICK of reading shit like "omg I forgot to check my privilege again." like we get it sister. You're rich. You don't have to worry about much. Your "friends" aren't and remind you of this often. I didn't need to read about it every few chapters. I got the gist immediately.
- I liked that the author gave us a wealthy black family as we don't get to see that very often, but all the commentary (lukewarm, nonetheless) was so repetitive and unnecessary to me.
- None of the twists or plot points that were unlocked during the duration of this novel were interesting to me. This was especially true when I became fatigued with our main character.
- The cover has very little to do with the plot of the book which is unfortunate in my opinion. I really enjoy this cover and thought the book would have some more horror elements to it. It's more like a murder-mystery than a horror novel to me.
I had fun! Very Gossip Girl. I love reading about rich kids in elite settings. New York, this institute, this ball, everyone's backstories. A fun time! I'll admit the book didn't really unfold the way I expected it to but that's okay!