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Start date: August 1, 2013

Finish date: August 31, 2013

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Aug 22, 2017 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-books

Definitely one of the more disturbing books I've read. Not quite terrifying as much as horrific maybe? Either way very strange and still not 100% sure what I think about it or even how to rate it. ...more

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Feb 06, 2015 Dierdra McGill rated it liked it

I loved Heart Shaped box so I was very excited to read this book! It was captivating at the start and I was very into the whole story about Vic and her bike!
The first half of the story was enough to keep me wanting to go along and the only minor annoyance that I had was the chapter titles being the last line of the previous chapter and that is really nitpicking on my part. The horror and mystery was there and kept me from wanting to put the book down.
Towards the middle of the book is when I st ...more

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May 10, 2013 Tracy rated it really liked it

Shelves: i-ve-heard-so-much-about-you, me-likey

I liked the book but didn't love it. Nice to see a strong female protagonist that fits in with the current times. It was also eerie when it need to be eerie and that's good. In the beginning, the chapters were well spaced out, so just as you got sick of reading about one character BOOM, let's go back to the other character. The background info on the characters was good enough that I got to understand and sympathize with them; in some cases.
The bad was the length, so much yammering towards the ...more

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Jul 17, 2013 Tamsin rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror, fiction, 2013, thriller

A refreshing read from the sci fi and fantasy I have been reading as of late. A gripping rollercoaster of a read with some genuinely chilling images - Christmas will never be the same again!

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May 26, 2013 Tess Wilderspin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-subplot, horror, 2013-favourites, antihero, psychological, christmas-thriller

Two thumbs up, right there. And you deserve them, Joe Hill.
What a cracking read. Was enthralled all the way up to the end.
Am now off to devour everything Joe Hill has ever written. ...more

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