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A review by chronicreader96
The Eidola Project by Robert Herold
4.0
Rounded up from roughly 3.5 stars ⭐️ I was so excited to get stuck into this one, a historical horror novel sounded like just my cup of tea!
The Eidola Project follows a group of people in the 1900’s, whose sole purpose is to root out the paranormal. They may find many fraudsters along the way, but some cases are horrifyingly real.
Firstly, this book starts with a bang. The first chapter gave me goosebumps up and down my arms. It takes a lot for me to feel scared with horrors, but this chapter managed to do it. Although, I unfortunately didn’t find anything else in the book particularly scary but others might! I really liked the historical setting, I genuinely felt like I’d been thrown back in time. I had a particular fondness for the carnival setting which felt so vivid in my mind. I loved that the author included some real historical figures too. It added something a little something extra to the book for me.
My main complaint with this book is that I didn’t connect with any of the characters. There is some potential, I could see myself connecting to a couple of the characters eventually. This book is part of a series and I often find that characters can grow on me with time, so I have high hopes for the next book. There was one character I particularly disliked. Some of his opinions made me feel particularly uncomfortable, but I think that’s was the point. A lot happens in this book and at times it can be difficult to keep up, some of the chapters seem to be weirdly placed. But I am definitely looking forward to seeing what happens next.
I would recommend this to horror fans who prefer a focus on the paranormal. I want to thank Voracious Readers Only and Robert Herold for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.
The Eidola Project follows a group of people in the 1900’s, whose sole purpose is to root out the paranormal. They may find many fraudsters along the way, but some cases are horrifyingly real.
Firstly, this book starts with a bang. The first chapter gave me goosebumps up and down my arms. It takes a lot for me to feel scared with horrors, but this chapter managed to do it. Although, I unfortunately didn’t find anything else in the book particularly scary but others might! I really liked the historical setting, I genuinely felt like I’d been thrown back in time. I had a particular fondness for the carnival setting which felt so vivid in my mind. I loved that the author included some real historical figures too. It added something a little something extra to the book for me.
My main complaint with this book is that I didn’t connect with any of the characters. There is some potential, I could see myself connecting to a couple of the characters eventually. This book is part of a series and I often find that characters can grow on me with time, so I have high hopes for the next book. There was one character I particularly disliked. Some of his opinions made me feel particularly uncomfortable, but I think that’s was the point. A lot happens in this book and at times it can be difficult to keep up, some of the chapters seem to be weirdly placed. But I am definitely looking forward to seeing what happens next.
I would recommend this to horror fans who prefer a focus on the paranormal. I want to thank Voracious Readers Only and Robert Herold for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.