A review by lon3rston3r
Reprieve by James Han Mattson

mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

This book was neither amazing nor bad. It is a classic whodunit but with a horror twist. And by horror I mean it takes place at a haunted house/escape room around Halloween. I didn’t find any characters that stood out to me and the reveal was kind of sad and felt like a cop out, but it’s a quick lil read for Halloween.

THIS PART OF THE REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

The ending was unsatisfying for me because there were times when the trope of black people being the first or only ones to die in a scary movie was joked about, so when Kendra’s cousin died, I was sad. And I felt like it was the easy way out. An incel sneaking into the haunted house/escape room and going on a lil rampage annoyed me.