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Was it scary? That's what makes a good horror novel work and for me, it just wasn't. To say the book is bloated is an understatement. I believe the setups are warranted to a certain extent but the simple story underneath is severely heavy handed. There are points within the first 500 pages that flow along but with every new chapter or time change I found myself scratching my head as to why I was not given more. The ending was satisfactory but you would think after all this buildup I would have cared more about the characters than I ultimately did.