Dustin Blechschmidt

Slow burn. Pacing wasn't for me.

Revisado: 07-06-24

Let me say, my review should not reflect on the quality of the book. You may love it. I think the way non-binary is represented was fantastic. Where I had the hardest time was the pacing. My mind kept wandering during the lulls between horror elements. If you like a good family drama, this is for you - there is a lot of good here for that genre.

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Great premise that loses you in the middle, but comes back hard

Revisado: 06-09-24

I think that the biggest pitfall this had was that a bulk of the middle feels like it completely derails the story, and while there is some payoff, the effect would have been the same without several chapters being condensed or cut completely. The saving grace of this one is that in the last 1/3, it gets back on track and managed to keep my interest the rest of the way. All in all for me it was a 2.5, and a whole point of that is due to the last act.

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Kept me curious for a bit.

Revisado: 06-05-24

Reading the bulk of this was like watching a train wreck. You're not excited about it, but somehow can't look away. The ending fell flat for me, but the epilogue improved that slightly.

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A Tale of Bleak Redemption

Revisado: 01-07-24

The Black Farm is a trauma fueled, bleak journey through the worst nightmares I can imagine. The way Elias describes this new world, it is as awe inspiring as it is devastating. The Black Farm is a master class on using description to transport the reader to a new world - even if that world is absolutely terrifying and depraved. The narrative performance brought life to Nick, Jess, and the cast of characters that populate the Farm.

Will you Feed the Pig, or will you doom yourself to forever roam The Black Farm.

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Not what I expected

Revisado: 09-09-23

The narration of this one certainly elevated it for me - which is a good thing because I don't think I would have finished this otherwise. While the multi-timeline storytelling helps bring our two main characters stories together, I felt like it suffered from some pacing issues. Right when things started to ramp up in the present, we'd jump back into the past and that train of tension would just release.

The final act delivers in a way that the first two did not, in that regard. I found the ending, while predictable, to bring the story home in a satisfying way. It just took too long to get there.

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A sequel that elevates the story of the first book

Revisado: 09-02-23

While I enjoyed The Nightmare Room, I did feel like in some ways I was missing out on the bigger picture. The Hungry Ones dive further into the lore that The Nightmare Room established. Before the end, it will dig its hooks into you to finish the trilogy.

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Not at all what I expected.

Revisado: 08-01-23

While the narration was well done, I had a hard time enjoying this one. The pace dragged in several places and the plot points became repetitive by the end. My buddy loved it though, so I think it depends on what you're into.

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Great audio performance!

Revisado: 05-12-23

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this found footage style horror story. The only thing I wish was different is that I wanted more at the end. What happens with Reyes?! Does Andie have a final confrontation with her? I'd love to see that.

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Heartwrenching, heartwarming.

Revisado: 04-13-23

I went into Dark Matter expecting something closer to sci-fi horror, what I got was a sci-fi thriller with so much heart that I even teared up at times.

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I was not ready

Revisado: 01-16-20

The narrative performance heightened the energy of this book - I couldn't stop until I was done. It truly is a book that plays on your assumptions and turns them on you. In the end, I'm still not sure what to believe, and that is powerful story telling.

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