Clown in a Cornfield
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
3.5
(548)
Adam Cesare
"Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don't know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. "--Publisher's description.
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Author
Adam Cesare
Pages
352
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Date
2020
ISBN
0062854593 9780062854599
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"Ummm, this took a while to get into. The plot picked up after 100 pages and I think I only continued on because of all the killings. He describes them in different ways which was cool but the "bad guys" where a dead give away and I'm not sure if the author meant for it to be that way or not. The main character(s) were okay, switching the pov's out of nowhere threw me off a little. I don't know if I'll be reading book 2, but this is a good book to read for the spooky season definitely not for Christmas season though 😅. I still love clowns!"
"2.5ishhh? I liked some parts of this book. However, I can't look past some of the silliness of this book, although part of me thinks the author wanted to show show ridiculous politics and far right or left is crazy and impractical. Also, I do love a good, corrupted town official's suffering in the end, especially bad cops 👮♂️"
"Clowns in a Cornfield had all the makings of a cliche 90s slasher film but set in 2020s. But cliche in a good way. Everyone loves those movies or atleast respects them. Still while it gave me those nostalgic vibes it was more of a "I've already seen this before". In the end with the big reveal it didn't hold up.<br/><br/>When I first met these kids I ain't going to lie I was ready for all of them to get murdered. You usually have a couple characters you like and a select few who are jerks waiting for the axe to fall. I didn't care for any of these people. There wasn't much background or depth to them so when the body count started adding up it didn't affect me in any way.<br/><br/>The atmosphere was dark and creepy still there was little to no suspense. And I think the biggest issue of all was the motivation of these killings that was so far out there it was not to be believed. Sorry but without spoiling it I can't go into further detail. Just trust me it made no sense and isn't even remotely plausible."