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Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

maisarodrigues's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

lraereads's review against another edition

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4.0

Ohhh my heart. The ending….

Audio.

leelee_draws_pictures's review against another edition

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3.0

It's fitting that Stephen King gave the blurb for this, since it reads EXACTLY LIKE STEPHEN KING. If you like Stephen King's writing, or extremely long reads about profoundly depraved people, this is the thing for you. Like King, this author has a great talent for making everything gross. Each adjective serves to deepen the sense of horror and general "yuck" that permeates every scene.

What happens here? A trio of mercenary assassins gets hired by a woman to go up to an isolated religious compound to help her find her nephew.

Of course, religious compounds tend to be (even in real life) horrific.

There are weird, shapeless beasts that are made up of other animals basically cut apart and hot-glued to each other to make chimeras. There are monsters with giant hacked-open faces. There's a flute. There's a preference for victimizing children. There's a pastor with big hair and nefarious intent. There's sexual repression. THERE'S KOOL-AID.

The specifics of what go on are held back for spoilers, but it's GROSS, and it's LONG, and if you don't have the stomach of patience, stay away. Otherwise, it's a pretty solid pick.

heathercjo's review against another edition

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2.75

I don’t know why I keep reading Nick Cutter. I guess because I loved the Troop. But he’s a bit of a one trick pony and this was a yawn I could not get into. I’m surprised I finished it. 

danie26's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

abxgxil_brooke's review against another edition

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4.0

as a nick cutter fan, this was my least favorite of what i’ve read so far..

until the ending, which terrified me and left me devastated

gothloki's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Amazing buildup and some of my favourite characters I’ve read in recent years. Ebenezer, my beloved. The ending left a bit to be desired but overall a very interesting read. 

eptinge's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

megkv's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

zhandlen's review against another edition

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4.0

My favorite Cutter novel to date: pulpy, visceral, upsetting, but with just a a little bit of light to keep things from being completely nihilistic. Doesn't do much that's new, exactly, but there's a lot of pleasure in seeing the old beats played so confidently.