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3.5
The Book at Dernier
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When obsessive scholar Paul Bryce discovers a dark secret in the town of Dernier, he thinks he’s hit a goldmine. Twisted murders, horrifying rituals, a mysterious cult—it’s everything he dreamed of researching, and a strange book promises to hold the answers he seeks.
But some secrets should never be revealed...
But some secrets should never be revealed...
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3.5
“On one hand, I really enjoyed the horror in this novella. It had levels of Evil Dead and other similar "this book is evil" tropes to it. Very Lovecraftian.
But on the other hand, I struggled because there was so much to the story that was missing that was kind of crucial to the story, I feel. Like why were the two college guys even studying for them to spend a vacation doing research? The history of the town and how it handled the first incident was missing. The story just didn't give a ton of crucial world building and character development to completely hook me. If it had, this would have easily been a 5 Star read for me because it was, at its core, an excellent horror story.
I received a review copy for free from the author. This review is entirely voluntary.”
“While this was a quick read at times it felt as though it drug itself out. Hence the reason for four stars. I enjoyed the twist little tale. Paul Bryce is the epitome of “curiosity killed the cat” or ” Be careful what you wish for”.
While the tale unfolded as I stated previously part did become a bit lagging. I want to now more of the townspeople and how they had coped with the past events but wasn’t really given much beyond they just don’t mention it.
I loved the unraveling events to Paul’s eagerness to want more. How he gave himself to a cause only he felt was one that need to be solved.
I was pleased with the ending but also felt a bit that it was possibly left open. So a slight cliffhanger but not a full on cliffhanger.
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