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juliancheltenham's review against another edition
5.0
Superb, chilling writing with a fantastic plot. I had no idea that this book would be so good. It reminds me of Mary Shelley in the way it combines beautiful evocations of nature and place with horror.
bcharlies's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
gibworth's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kingofblades113's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lithprinter's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
aliciafromtoronto's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The way the main character John treats his wife Kat is really sexist and abusive but it's never really addressed. I don't think the author realized this or thought John's behaviour was an issue. To me, the creepiest thing about the story was seeing the way Kat was treated, talked about/to, manipulated, and objectified but I don't think that was the author's intention.
cchartier's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
charliecc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
danielsdasein's review against another edition
I'm not sure what's going on in the UK right now. The surge in folk horror and fiction seems to be a quiet, brilliant aspect of their literary output. Reading Devil's Day, I realized this folk horror has always been intertwined in English literature, with the imagery of the moor. The moor haunts Hurley's second text like it does in Tess and Wuthering Heights. Yet I am too reminded of Singer's The Slave, in which Singer portrays that strange, brilliant aspect of Europe's past when each village was separated from another, a world within itself, soaked in a folklore of its own making. Hurley's Endlands, despite the text being set fairly recently, still hold onto that peculiar saturation. And the Devil. The Devil refuses to stop haunting these moors. Brilliant, I am absolutely in love with Hurley's work.