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Huron
On August 1, 1998, a trio of teenagers venture into Huron National Forest near East Tawas, Michigan for a live-action role playing adventure. Before long, all three teenagers realize that something is watching them from the forest, something that no mythology or cryptozoology they know of can explain. Thus begins a twisting, turning, terrifying chase into an old-growth forest inhabited by nightmares.
288 pages, Paperback
First published June 9, 2016
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Courtney M. Privett
30 books55 followersCourtney M. Privett is the author of The Malora Octet, Huron, and The Bacra Chronicles. She spent her childhood in rural northeastern Michigan and graduated from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) in 2005 with a degree in ceramic engineering. She lives in Washington with her husband, three young children, and three useless cats. In addition to being a writer, she is an accidental artist, a classical percussionist, a former analytical chemist, and a vivid dreamer who has both auditory-tactile synesthesia and narcolepsy.
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January 14, 2019
Nice and spooky. The beginning was a bit slow but then it picked up. Not too fond of the ending, I guess it would be better if there was a sequel but I don't think there is one.
CNs for spookiness and rather graphic injury description, but it doesn't turn into body horror. There's some ableist language and some unquestioned cultural appropriation which I find irritating. I would have given 4 stars if it wasn't for that, but racism always eats one star.
CNs for spookiness and rather graphic injury description, but it doesn't turn into body horror. There's some ableist language and some unquestioned cultural appropriation which I find irritating. I would have given 4 stars if it wasn't for that, but racism always eats one star.
July 7, 2016
My rating is actually 3.5/5 stars, but you can't do half stars on here! Also, I've done my best to keep this review spoiler free.
I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway (my first ever!), which I was excited about. The synopsis made it seem like a YA horror novel. And it is, but it is so much more than that.
The thing I loved the most about this book is that it has a queer protagonist. Which is fantastic. But even more fantastic is that you don’t know this until about halfway through the book (something like 130 pages in). Because that information isn’t really pertinent to the plot, and you are able to get to know Casey well before that point. The entire novel is told from Casey’s point of view and the reader gets all of Casey’s rambling thoughts and feelings throughout. So if you’re looking for an interesting queer character, I would definitely recommend this book!
The plot is where it fell a little bit flat for me. I don’t think I felt the terror I was actually supposed to. The initial leading up to finding the characters was tense, but not that scary for me. My interest was peaked again once Casey and Lisa found the creatures. However, the end of the novel, felt rushed to me. I thought the creatures' reveal/admission at the end was not well-developed or particularly interesting. I would have preferred if the story ended with Casey and Lisa and Jason escaping.
However, Casey’s unique voice (which I was actually annoyed by at first) carried the novel. The story kept me intrigued enough to keep reading, I just wish I would have felt a little bit more of the horror I was expecting.
I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway (my first ever!), which I was excited about. The synopsis made it seem like a YA horror novel. And it is, but it is so much more than that.
The thing I loved the most about this book is that it has a queer protagonist. Which is fantastic. But even more fantastic is that you don’t know this until about halfway through the book (something like 130 pages in). Because that information isn’t really pertinent to the plot, and you are able to get to know Casey well before that point. The entire novel is told from Casey’s point of view and the reader gets all of Casey’s rambling thoughts and feelings throughout. So if you’re looking for an interesting queer character, I would definitely recommend this book!
The plot is where it fell a little bit flat for me. I don’t think I felt the terror I was actually supposed to. The initial leading up to finding the characters was tense, but not that scary for me. My interest was peaked again once Casey and Lisa found the creatures. However, the end of the novel, felt rushed to me. I thought the creatures' reveal/admission at the end was not well-developed or particularly interesting. I would have preferred if the story ended with Casey and Lisa and Jason escaping.
However, Casey’s unique voice (which I was actually annoyed by at first) carried the novel. The story kept me intrigued enough to keep reading, I just wish I would have felt a little bit more of the horror I was expecting.
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