To anyone that doesn't know about this book, here's a little info (Straight from Goodreads): "The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming...This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth."
Okay, now let's get down to business. Out of five stars, i give this book: Three.
Likes: It's an okay book. I already mentioned the cover so let's move on from that. Wait, can we geek about the cover a bit more. LOOK AT THAT SHIT! IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND FUCKING MISLEADING BUT LOVELY AS FUCK! *Ahem* Sorry, back to the review, I liked the monster. The idea of him being a tree was pretty cool. A little cliche but interesting. I liked the method of speaking between Conor and the Monster as well. The book shifts from italics (for the monster) and normal (for Conor) and i thought that was unusual from the books i read and made it easier to distinguish the two. The descriptive techniques and writing style was something i didn't expect for the book but the simplicity of the writing made the book seem more charming. The subject of how the book came about was heartbreaking as well as the subjects in the book.
Dislikes: Okay, now let's drink some haterade over here. We're going to be bathing in this shit for a few minutes so bear with me. There were a few things i didn't like about this book too. Granted, this is not a normal book for me. I don't usually read this...genre if you will. I'll put in white text what the genre was so there's no spoiler alerts. It was a cancer book...soooooo yeah... and i usually don't read these because i'm really not a big fan of sad. Sad anything, movies, books, TV, if it's sad get it the hell away from me. But back on topic, i was a little bored. When it comes to books, it takes a lot to bore me actually. So that's a bit of an accomplishment on its own. While i liked the stories the monster told, but the big "reason why he went walking" in the end was a bit predictable and kind of a letdown. I didn't really feel much tension in the ending and the climax of the book left several ends loose (I know that a book can't get all of the loose ends but come on). The summary itself was misleading in my opinion. It's vagueness and intrigue makes it seem like it's this really dark, kinda cool mysterious book to read right? Um, no. Not at all. I'm gonna burst that fucking bubble right now. It is not a dark book (well, it's a little dark in some subjects) it's mostly just fucking sad. Not "The Boy with the Striped Pajamas" sad but this shit isn't exactly happy either. It was kind of a let down.
Regardless of its flaws, it was an okay book. It had its moments and i'm glad i read it. Would i read it again? Maybe, if i had nothing else. Would i still read the book if i knew what i know now? Yes, probably and would i recommend it? Hm, it's not everyone's cup of tea so to select readers yes. I would recommend it to most though. Have fun reading!
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