- the writing/the dialog felt like it was meant for some kind of sitcom, it just didn't feel organic at all - the characters all kind of seemed the same - I was right with my theory of the dead sister, lol - the story itself is ok, even though I didn't really enjoy the writing style - I love the ending

This was a quick and fun read. The book starts with a creepy poem and every line of the poem is a chapter of the book and I think this us super unique and actually really intriguing. It’s was a good amount of creepy, absolutely weird and haunting. The ending was a bit rushed and I would’ve loved to see it more dragged out but oh well.

Dieses Buch war besser als erwartet. Auch wenn es sonst eher mittlere Kritiken einheimst, so fand ich die angesprochenen Punkte als eher weniger störend. Wahrscheinlich, weil ich, wie gesagt, keine allzu grossen Erwartungen hatte. Leno arbeitet mit den typischen Horrorhaus-Elementen, hier wird also nicht das Rad neu erfunden. Dennoch baut sich die Spannung Stück für Stück auf und man puzzelt mit, was da echt alles vergraben liegt. Auch die Einblicke in Janes Gedanken, die immer mehr in einer wirren Spirale gefangen werden, haben mir sehr zugesagt. "Horrid" war für mich eine kurzweilige Horror-YA-Lektüre, die wahrscheinlich nicht allzu lange in meinem Kopf bleiben wird (dafür ist die Handlung zu bekannt, zu allgemein). Dies stört mich jedoch nicht, da ich mich während des Lesens gut unterhalten fühlte und mich auch angenehm gruseln konnte.

This was going to be a 4.5 to 4.75 but the ending was really weird and rushed imo, I didn't like it. It was beautifully written and atmospheric, and when I get goosebumps and a prickle on the back of my neck from a horror story it really means something, but I saw the plottwist coming very early on, and the ending, like I said, wasn't great.

This haunting horror novel is about mental illness, rage and grief. But it's also a spine-chilling ghost story. If I could, I would eat this book. Or would it devour me? We see alot of grieving. Grieving the past, loved ones or grieving the unknown. It feels real and very intense. There are so many ways to grieve and cope. This book explores the many ways of grieving. And sometimes grief isn't only sadness, but anger and violence too. Jane can't control her anger. And when she feels overwhelmed with her feelings, she eats books, just page by page. A very beautifully written book.