warriorbarrd reviewed Playground by Aron Beauregard
Review of 'Playground' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Mmmmm not sure how I feel about this one. Interesting concept, the gore descriptions were on point BUT the author revelled in misogyny too much for me to truly enjoy most of it. It felt a lot like “I hate women and I’m going to say everything I’ve ever wanted to but it’s okay because she’s evil.”
I couldn’t connect emotionally with any of the characters, the ones given all the “screen time” sucked. I’m a cryer and if you can’t make me cry at a 7yo clutching her 9yo sister’s dismembered arm after seeing her die horribly then idk how to help you. (I know that’s not the point of horror but if you don’t care about the characters then why would you feel any sense of horror?)