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Cursed Paws by MC Curran
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Finished reading
Cursed Paws by M.C. Curran
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ββββ,5/5
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Pages: 96
Genre: Horror
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I knew, from the moment I read @pitties.and.pageturners review on this book, I would absolutely love it! I looked it up and at that time, there was no way for me to get it and I forgot about it.
Then, @lee_readsbooks wrote a review about this book and my interest was spiked yet again. After saying I couldn't get in on Amazon in my country, Lee reached out to the author, who reached out to me, and sent me a copy of their book.
Onto the review!
As expected, I absolutely loved this book. It was eery, it was drenched in dread and terror and I love the entire story behind all of it.
The shadowstalker for one was a very interesting addition to the story. It made the story so much more than "just a pet coming back from the dead". The shadowstalker caused confusion, a sense of dread and the constant question of what is real and what not.
While reading the story, you can also really feel the emotions behind it from the writer. You could sense that this wasn't all fiction and some of the feelings were very vivid and described in much detail, which made it also very easy for the reader to feel and understand the emotions and where they are coming from.
The only reason this book didn't get 5 stars, is because (as the afterword and the book itself says), everyone grieves differently, and I had a hard time with some thoughts the FMC had around loosing Vader. A lot of anger was involved and I never really understood if the anger really came from her, or because of influence from the Shadowstalker, though the anger already started before Vader was buried (When Dave came to visit, when Catherine just came home from the vet clinic with Vader), so I think those feeling were already there... And I just had a hard time understanding where the anger came from. But, that is really personal to me. The rest of the story was absolutely brilliant and I loved it from start to finish!
And the ending was also amazing! It was a short read, but one with a strong punch I think.
Cursed Paws by M.C. Curran
__________
ββββ,5/5
πββ¬πβοΈπ»πΏπ°
Pages: 96
Genre: Horror
__________
I knew, from the moment I read @pitties.and.pageturners review on this book, I would absolutely love it! I looked it up and at that time, there was no way for me to get it and I forgot about it.
Then, @lee_readsbooks wrote a review about this book and my interest was spiked yet again. After saying I couldn't get in on Amazon in my country, Lee reached out to the author, who reached out to me, and sent me a copy of their book.
Onto the review!
As expected, I absolutely loved this book. It was eery, it was drenched in dread and terror and I love the entire story behind all of it.
The shadowstalker for one was a very interesting addition to the story. It made the story so much more than "just a pet coming back from the dead". The shadowstalker caused confusion, a sense of dread and the constant question of what is real and what not.
While reading the story, you can also really feel the emotions behind it from the writer. You could sense that this wasn't all fiction and some of the feelings were very vivid and described in much detail, which made it also very easy for the reader to feel and understand the emotions and where they are coming from.
The only reason this book didn't get 5 stars, is because (as the afterword and the book itself says), everyone grieves differently, and I had a hard time with some thoughts the FMC had around loosing Vader. A lot of anger was involved and I never really understood if the anger really came from her, or because of influence from the Shadowstalker, though the anger already started before Vader was buried (When Dave came to visit, when Catherine just came home from the vet clinic with Vader), so I think those feeling were already there... And I just had a hard time understanding where the anger came from. But, that is really personal to me. The rest of the story was absolutely brilliant and I loved it from start to finish!
And the ending was also amazing! It was a short read, but one with a strong punch I think.