Night Shoot

Just not my cup of tea - when I pick up a spooky house book, I'm looking for [b:The Haunting of Hill House 89717 The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327871336l/89717.SY75.jpg 3627] or [b:The Silent Companions 35458733 The Silent Companions Laura Purcell https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500725504l/35458733.SY75.jpg 55746774], and this turns out much more like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Even before the strict horror starts, the plot turns on casual sexual degradation in a way I didn't care for. Then the gore starts. This book sets out to be creepy, nasty, sexually violent, and full of detailed butchery, and it succeeds. I only came for the “creepy” part, so this just didn't work well for me.

Didn't enjoy the characters, and it managed to be both to short and not long enough to make for an enjoyable read. I also found it over descriptive for what type of book it was trying to be.

3.5 ✨