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A review by tobin_elliott
William by Mason Coile
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This didn't grab me as I expected it to. I'm a big fan of Andrew Pyper's writing, and it's kind of cool to see him go full horror here, but...I don't know. Overall this was just okay.
It felt like it took a little too long for anything to really happen, and even with the build up, the characters each felt a touch underdeveloped. I understand why and it gave me an early hint as to what was really going on, but I still think we could have been pulled in a little more.
My other complaint was just the continual movement of the characters from main floor to second floor to workshop to main floor to workshop to main floor to basement to main floor to workshop to nursery...
Honestly, this would have been an absolute killer short story, but for me it didn't quite all come together as a short novel.
It felt like it took a little too long for anything to really happen, and even with the build up, the characters each felt a touch underdeveloped. I understand why and it gave me an early hint as to what was really going on, but I still think we could have been pulled in a little more.
My other complaint was just the continual movement of the characters from main floor to second floor to workshop to main floor to workshop to main floor to basement to main floor to workshop to nursery...
Honestly, this would have been an absolute killer short story, but for me it didn't quite all come together as a short novel.