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Offspring by Jack Ketchum, Neal McPheeters

rintintin's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

hayleycorr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.0

gees_dark_library's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I only realised about halfway through that this was the sequel to ‘Off Season’ and that was why I didn’t grasp everything 100%. 
It felt rather rushed at times but the book did its job as it freaked me out and made me squirm basically the entire time.

kon713's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

benwoll's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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llllllllllttttttttttt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

obradbrad's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

claudsies's review against another edition

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3.0

I loved Ketchum's "Off Season" and was looking for a similar book in "Offspring." However, "Offspring" (and I'm sure I am echoing many of the reviewers) was very different. The novel wasn't necessarily badly written, but it seemed rushed at times. I did not feel the same pull to most of the main characters as I did in "Off Season." Not to give too much away: I still feel it was worth the read, but warning to readers: it is very different.

tonymp's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

The worst sequel I've ever read.

goody_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A story about a strange group of people in the woods attacking families in their houses. It ties with another incident that happened 11 years prior to the same cops. A lot of blood and torture.