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A review by littleredmacks
Before the Devil Knows You're Here by Autumn Krause
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
What a great dark twist on Johnny Appleseed. It was such a great haunting story, though I would pause to call it horror. Gothic maybe? Either way the author did a great job putting a twist on a classic tall tale. I would like to have seen some more line editing because there were things that felt really repetitive.
For as short as the story was, the plot itself felt to move kind of slower than I had anticipated. I found myself much more invested in Johnny's story than Catalina's and I wish there had been more drive or something to her story to make it more compelling than Johnny's.
For as short as the story was, the plot itself felt to move kind of slower than I had anticipated. I found myself much more invested in Johnny's story than Catalina's and I wish there had been more drive or something to her story to make it more compelling than Johnny's.