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Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

27 reviews

jorreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Some genuinely frightening and rifting imagery. The ending tore my heart out.

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pwelch96's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book's first half could have been cut out entirely. There was no need for this book to be 400 pages long. A lot of the plot was just holding me back from the good stuff. I enjoyed the plot element of jumping from the future to the present, and back, but I didn't need all of the side quests described in full. There was also a lot of weird, intimate language used to describe children which made me uncomfy. I don't know why we needed details about a little girl's dress riding up, describing her underwear and explaining how it was wet with pee. That was very weird. It's possible to include children in horror and describing bad things happening to them without fetishizing them. That being said, the ending ROCKED, and the writing was strong overall. It was also very scary!

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nina_beana's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

not my favorite nick cutter book, but still a wild ride. my favorite line was delivered by the token corrupted priest during a pivotal drink-the-koolaid moment:

“i’ve never lied to you,” he lied. “i never have lied to you.”

there’s something about the blunt delivery that made me chuckle at the absurdity. i find myself quoting it when i watch things on the news.

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fayziekaywolf's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I am so in love with the way Nick Cutter writes. It is so descriptive and immersive. I can taste the tastes, smell the smells, and feel the sensations so vividly.
This book was a bit of a "slow-burn" for me personally, but it was a great read.
Thank you, Nick. You are truly one of my favorite authors.

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cswirl1's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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debbiesf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hrmrmrm where do I begin w this book? ill start off by saying I read The Troop a few years back and really loved that back. Nick Cutter has a nauseatingly strong grasp of body horror and it shines through in this book just as much as the former. I am a huge fan of media surrounding cults, but not so much folklore, so maybe this book was not quite up my alley. I prefer psychological and paranormal horror to monsters, although I will say the monster (?) of this book had a very very heavy psychological aspect that I really liked. overall, it was enjoyable, but it definitely felt drawn out and I don't know if the split timelines were the right move. we spent a vast majority of the novel in the past and a few blips in the present, with an ending that felt unsatisfying and sudden to me.

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momostark's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

This book was written in 2017…..I get that it is set in the 60’s-80’s but do we really need to use slurs in this day and age??? I was also not a fan of the explicit content with the children. That was unnecessary.

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