A review by kit666
Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy shit
This is such an amazing horror book!!! 
10/5 stars gave me genuine chills!

I was highly invested in the actual storyline and finding things out. I went into it blindly, which was the absolute right thing to do. 
I love that so many things were just implied. Who was the man? I like to think it was just a random stalker who happened to hyper fixate on this one boy. AND THE FUCKING FATHER BURYING THEM!!!! Holy shit. That is so fucking dark and twisted and sick. I love it. Though I didn't quite understand the implications with the old lady... I got that she died in her house and probably was a  hoarder, but... was there more to it? Am I missing something? 
(Edit: i went on reddit and everything cleared up haha. The stalker killed her. Tom's home.)
The way the kids acted might not be most realistic regarding their age, but doesn't bother me all that much  it'd be a shitty story with 5 year olds acting like actual 5 year olds lol
 
Thank the stars that this is fiction... Fuck

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