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A review by precioussantiago
On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island by Gage Greenwood
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC review in exchange for my honest opinion.
This book follows the Keating family and their journey through grief after suffering a tragic and terrifying loss. Years later the family is fractured and fairly distant from one another, each one dealing with the loss in their own way.
The story kicks off when the siblings decide to confront their past as a means of healing. However, they instead unleash an evil with devastating consequences.
I’ll start off by saying that this story is action packed, fast paced, and gave me Stranger Things vibes. The suspenseful scenes were pretty well done and engaging. I also enjoyed the authors exploration and antecdotes on grief. I found them to be insightful and relatable.
I think what made this a more middle of the road read is the character work. I found the character development to be a bit lacking. I enjoy grief horror and was expecting to connect with at least one of the characters but I didn’t. None of the characters acted their age and they didn’t feel very realistic. There was a lot more telling than showing which left me a bit disconnected in the end. This in turn made it difficult for me to care about the characters and their plight.
Overall I think I am just not the reader for this particular book. I do feel the perfect reader would be those that like their horror on the lighter side or are dipping their toes into the genre.
This book follows the Keating family and their journey through grief after suffering a tragic and terrifying loss. Years later the family is fractured and fairly distant from one another, each one dealing with the loss in their own way.
The story kicks off when the siblings decide to confront their past as a means of healing. However, they instead unleash an evil with devastating consequences.
I’ll start off by saying that this story is action packed, fast paced, and gave me Stranger Things vibes. The suspenseful scenes were pretty well done and engaging. I also enjoyed the authors exploration and antecdotes on grief. I found them to be insightful and relatable.
I think what made this a more middle of the road read is the character work. I found the character development to be a bit lacking. I enjoy grief horror and was expecting to connect with at least one of the characters but I didn’t. None of the characters acted their age and they didn’t feel very realistic. There was a lot more telling than showing which left me a bit disconnected in the end. This in turn made it difficult for me to care about the characters and their plight.
Overall I think I am just not the reader for this particular book. I do feel the perfect reader would be those that like their horror on the lighter side or are dipping their toes into the genre.