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alreadyover's review against another edition
FINE this wasn't as good as a remembered 😐 nostalgia is a tricky mistress... I also spent the whole time anticipating a scene I remember locking me tf in to the series and it was actually in the second book 🙄🤦 ok fineeee I'll read it. I still stick by my many years long goal to finally finish this series <3 hopefully the second book is crazyyyy i think everything I thought I remembered about this one is actually from the second or third 💔
This wasn't terrible I just had high expectations and also I'm simply not eleven years old anymore. There's a strange town you can't get out of and a high body count and at the end of the day anthony horowitz is my stephen king... probably seriously he is my true foundation for horror... he's why I'm a little horror freak now... and I think that's beautiful <3
This wasn't terrible I just had high expectations and also I'm simply not eleven years old anymore. There's a strange town you can't get out of and a high body count and at the end of the day anthony horowitz is my stephen king... probably seriously he is my true foundation for horror... he's why I'm a little horror freak now... and I think that's beautiful <3
ummaima's review against another edition
4.0
Why don't more people know about this?!
It's honestly really good. It's got a great plot and idea and Matt is nice and my favorite part is that romance and mushy things are not a central thing here so that you can focus more on the important things, like, I don't know.... saving the world, maybe?
Besides, these kids are 14-15. How many of us at 14-15 saved the world? Not me.
It's so dark, this book. It's awesome. The one star I took away was because Matt....... was a bit bland.
IN CONCLUSION...........Seriously underrated.
It's honestly really good. It's got a great plot and idea and Matt is nice and my favorite part is that romance and mushy things are not a central thing here so that you can focus more on the important things, like, I don't know.... saving the world, maybe?
Besides, these kids are 14-15. How many of us at 14-15 saved the world? Not me.
It's so dark, this book. It's awesome. The one star I took away was because Matt....... was a bit bland.
IN CONCLUSION...........Seriously underrated.
mikaela_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
meg2009's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit and Grief
jlink93's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A Gothic / Sci-Fi blend, or at least the beginnings of one. Great atmosphere and some interesting concepts. Don't think it hit everything it wanted to though. Curious to see where it goes.
critonia's review against another edition
4.0
Good....but just to give the heads up this is definitely for the younger market
buchweiser's review against another edition
3.0
Zu diesem Buch habe ich keine besondere Meinung. Es ist ein ganz nett geschriebener YA-Roman, spannend, nicht völlig überzeugend, aber für junge Leser sicher eine interessante Geschichte.
Ich werde es beim ersten Band belassen.
Ich werde es beim ersten Band belassen.
lil_glader754's review against another edition
5.0
Surprisingly brilliant.
Good plot twists and cliffhanger
Well developed and interesting characters
Favorite Character: Matt
Least Favorite Character: The Crazy Aunt (Whatever Her Name Was)
Good plot twists and cliffhanger
Well developed and interesting characters
Favorite Character: Matt
Least Favorite Character: The Crazy Aunt (Whatever Her Name Was)
sammymus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
larsianu's review against another edition
4.0
I've read this as a child in the form of "The Devil's Doorbell". This is clearly a modernized rewrite: there are DVD's, mobile phones, the 21st century etc. The most ironic reference must be towards Harry Potter, since one of the criticisms of J.K.Rowling is that she 'stole' most of her ideas from Anthony Horowitz.
I found this book to be a nice, quick read still. The story is not very sophisticated, but it is still quite thrilling.
I found this book to be a nice, quick read still. The story is not very sophisticated, but it is still quite thrilling.