AdmiralAthena

AdmiralAthena t1_iybzqky wrote

The ending seems abrupt and out of nowhere.

Almost kinda anti climatic. Like, it builds something cool up, and then this shadow guy comes out of nowhere and destroys the plot.

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AdmiralAthena t1_iy9x0me wrote

But where's the horror? The character feels horror, but we don't, because we don't have enough context to know why they're horrified.

Was the book about a wife murdering their spouse, and they realize the murder victim represents them, and their wife might be planning to kill them?

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AdmiralAthena t1_iy994ad wrote

Too short, doesn't really go anywhere, or explain why they reacted with terror. Confusion would make much more sense.

I mean, it could easily be explained as "this is actually someone else's book, and some prankster switched the dust covers." No reason for horror to be the first reaction.

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