For me the cover caught my eye first. I love a classic horror type vibe and I still feel this one speaks to a young adult thriller-horror. If you've seen The Faculty or Body Snatchers, you'd enjoy the premise for this one.
The writing style is fitting the young adult high school scene. There's the drama, social structures and nuances of the teachers that lets you know something is off in slow doses. The urban legend of the Changing Man was a nice touch that starts to build the intrigue.
The characters grow on you as they begin to flesh out. I really liked Ife as a main character. She has what I'd consider a relationship with her parents that isn't as strained as most in books like this. She's standoffish purposefully and I liked the reasoning behind it. I would've liked a little more from the supporting characters in background and less on the every day happenings. It tended to take away from the building mystery.
When the action hits, it hits hard and fast. I like the transitions in genre for this one. Like I mentioned, very classic The Faculty meets Body Snatchers.
While it's slower paced than I'm used to for most horrors I did enjoy reading this one. It's a fun addition for Spooktober tbrs. True rating 3.5 out of 5.
The writing style is fitting the young adult high school scene. There's the drama, social structures and nuances of the teachers that lets you know something is off in slow doses. The urban legend of the Changing Man was a nice touch that starts to build the intrigue.
The characters grow on you as they begin to flesh out. I really liked Ife as a main character. She has what I'd consider a relationship with her parents that isn't as strained as most in books like this. She's standoffish purposefully and I liked the reasoning behind it. I would've liked a little more from the supporting characters in background and less on the every day happenings. It tended to take away from the building mystery.
When the action hits, it hits hard and fast. I like the transitions in genre for this one. Like I mentioned, very classic The Faculty meets Body Snatchers.
While it's slower paced than I'm used to for most horrors I did enjoy reading this one. It's a fun addition for Spooktober tbrs. True rating 3.5 out of 5.