Summary of this Book... | ||
An archeological group stumbles upon a hidden chamber that's filled with skulls of children; the town is hit with a series of gruesome murders in which the victims are horribly mutilated. Is there an ancient evil at work? | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Although the few sex scenes put this book under an 18+ rating, this book would be good for teenagers; anyone above that would not really be interested by the story. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
The descriptions of murders and mutilations, which were quite well done, though there were a few recurring cliches that should have been left out. Overall, description of events was good. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
Characterization and plot. They need much more work than was put into them, and at times the characters seemed to have come out of The Sims One; Sims Two has better characters than this. The plot was weak, and although this is a horror book, I didn't feel frightened in the least. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Put it down and read something with good characters. I can't lay enough stress on how pathetic the characters were. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Confused, because of the sudden perspective shifts. And baffled at how the ending was done. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Shaun Hutson, although needs to work on characterization, deserves a pat on the back. His descriptions are very well done, and although the plot of this particular book was weak for me, Shaun is a good writer and will get read by me when I find more of his books around where I live. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
It's a good read despite its shortcomings in various aspects, and I'm sure Shaun has gotten a few fans just because of the sex scenes he describes. | ||
I don't recommend this Book because... | ||
...the characters are lame, and the plot is weak. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
It seemed to me this book was hurriedly done to meet a deadline -- seriously! Shaun's style of writing deserves to be applauded but I would think he need to pay more attention to finer aspects of horror writing such as the bringing on of fear, characterization and a firm reason why its all happening. | ||
Created Jun 16, 2006 at 1:24pm •
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