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Loading... Horrid (edition 2021)by Katrina Leno (Author)
Work InformationHorrid by Katrina Leno
   No current Talk conversations about this book.  Michelle_PPDB | Mar 18, 2023 |  CW: Well that was a deeply unsettling novel. I keep starting sentences and then deleting them. It was a very atmospheric novel that crept into my bones and nudged my fear button nicely. I can't think of who I would recommend this book to because it is quite disturbing. That's all I've got sorry. Absolutely NZ upper high school only. (  ) Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 | Something I've learned in books, that if the book is 300 pages or over- then something is going to be long and drawn out (I don't include fantasy in this though). I enjoyed this book because it was quick and was interesting enough to capture my attention but.... that ending. Before I talk about the ending, I think what annoyed me was the slice of life moments that weren't very well written, like instant love interest, instant friends, enemy, etc. Everything lined up perfectly and nothing really came from some of them. The ending was what made me lower the rating. I didn't really picture Jane doing something like that and everything was rushed. No Ruth and Will was just sent away and the friends disappeared too. Didn't even find out the rooms purpose was until the end and we meet Jemima Rose. Basically, it's a contemporary YA novel with some mystery elements in the background with the horror being written similarly to R.L. Stine. (  ) Summer345456 | Jan 25, 2023 | THE least satisfying ending of any book i have ever read (  ) changgukah | Aug 22, 2022 | First let me judge this book by it's cover...it is absolutely stunning and fits with the book so well. Honestly one of the best cover choices I have seen in quite some time. Now to the book. Horrid is the story of a girl, Jane, and her mom move to Maine (I blame Stephen King for horror books being set in Maine as totally believable in every aspect) after the death of her father. Slowly the truth of the house and the mystery behind it begins unraveling. The book is well written and the pages just flow. I found myself really enjoying the portrayal of Jane, specifically her attitude towards her anxious behaviors. There were also portions that I found truly eerie which is hard to do so beautifully. It's great to see a wonderfully written horror YA book and I highly recommend it! (I won a copy of this book in a NOVL promotion) (  ) kayfeif | Jul 7, 2022 | no reviews | add a review
From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie. Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother grew up. All they want is a fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone . . . and more tormented. As the cold New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home, she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. She steadily begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the resident "bad seed," struggling to tamp down her own worst nature in response. Jane's mom also seems to be spiraling with the return of her childhood home, but she won't reveal why. Then Jane discovers that the "storage room" her mom has kept locked isn't for storage at all -- it's a little girl's bedroom, left untouched for years and not quite as empty of inhabitants as it appears . . . Is it grief? Mental illness? Or something more . . . horrid? No library descriptions found. |
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I feel like I loved this book, but then 2 minutes later I feel like I didn’t?? I’m having a weird time trying to figure it out.
I think the reasoning for that is that the story and atmosphere are freaking awesome, but I wanted the side characters to mean more to the story and they just didn’t. The ending is very abrupt, and I’m a fan of an open/gotcha ending, but I wanted this one to have MORE leading up to that. It would’ve been cool if the mother, friends, and co-worker were somehow more connected to the things happening at the end— but it ended up that they were all MIA and kind of pointless to where the story went. But bonus points to ZERO romance!!
I definitely have feelings of “damnnnn girl” and I like that— I just wish this story was a tad more fleshed out. It sort of feels like it could’ve been a short story or one of those campfire tales instead of a full-fledged book. (