5 strangers are drawn to a high rise which just so happens to be their former place of residence. What has drawn them all together and why them?

2.5 stars rounded to 3. This one just had so much potential, but the story was laid out all wrong. Flashbacks took you away from the main story so much you forgot even what was happening in "the now". This should have been laid out over multiple books in order to establish a world and the people/things in it. It was very disorienting, and after the first half I found myself having a hard time caring. To be completely honest, I'm not even sure how it ended...even though I read the last few chapters twice. The writing was well thought out, compared to other independently published books and I like think if the author got a shot with the big time publishers that he would be able to flourish under their guidance.

It's hard to recommend this, especially to horror lovers. For being horror it lacked just that. Not enough gore, the intimidating presence wasn't imposing at all, and the characters were hard to like. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Great book! It had all the fears of growing up. Make a choice. Turn the page or close the book. Enter the darkness if you wish!

Stopped at 75%. This book had an interesting premise and reminded me of the movie Devil. But I just couldn’t stay focused on these fairly flat characters and the storyline that confused me a lot. I honestly feel like if it’s was maybe given 100 or more pages of our world building. It would’ve been a solid book.
I recommend this book? Not really. But if it interests you, it’s on Kindle unlimited

This book kept me guessing from the very beginning. The pace was reasonable , the clues were not obvious , the characters were well thought out

Urban Fantasy is something that I yearn to read however it is seldom that I find one that I would say is excellent.

This book started off with such an interesting prologue which has me hooked. Especially when it talked about witches. Witches are one of my favourite character types in fantasy even if they always are portrayed for the most part in an evil light. I always love to see different takes on items.

Getting into the book it has great promise but it didn't feel right. It just wasn't a great book for me and I ended up struggling but time with it.

The premise drew me in but the writing pushed me out. I just didn't connect with the author's style. I am sure many will enjoy the book, however.

I feel like I was missing something. I can't pin point what it was. It was a good book but almost feels like it was a prequel? If that makes sense? I love flawed characters and the entire set up for the story but it's just that - it felt like it was all just a set up. It almost reminds me of Grounded for Eternity in a way with the characters and the vibes, but overall I think there should have been a little more meat on the book.

I enjoyed this book. It’s funny how it was able to stick with me. I started reading this book Back in Oct, got away from reading for quite some time yet I still had this book with me when I picked it back up to finish it.

I was intrigued by the synopsis for this book, and hopeful that it would be a good spooky season read. Unfortunately, for me, it fell flat and I did make the choice to DNF it. :/ The execution of what I was able to push myself through left me feeling underwhelmed, confused, and just meh.

Just because I didn't connect with it doesn't mean I won't still recommend it to others if I feel like they would enjoy it.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Oh, I really enjoyed this! I loved the way it was laid out, little, interconnected stories. The characters are flawed, but I still liked them.

I'd love to read more in this world.

Five strangers drawn together to battle an ancient evil. On the surface I should have loved this one. I should have but I didn’t. Don’t get me wrong. There was certainly an interesting story here, but I never really clicked with any of the characters and there was just something about Woods’s writing style that didn’t work for me. I think it was his decision to use present tense. I don’t know why, and it very well may just be me, but it just felt wrong if that makes any sense. Thanks so much to Eric Woods and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review an ARC of This is How He Collects Them.

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The plot is interesting but I feel I expected more because of that. I enjoyed reading this book but I needed more. I need a sequel to know how things really ended. What I hate the most was the ending, but that's me needing things to have a proper closure.

This was a really terrifying book. I cannot imagine being summoned and then finding out the reason. This is a book for reading with the light on. I like feeling scared and this book did the trick.

Thank This is an awesome story about an apartment building people who live or used to live there in their dreams and imagining that bring them back it mainly focuses on Tyson, Keegan, Harrison, Adia, clay, Eva and violet. Are they having a mass hallucination a shared dream or or they hypnotized you’ll have to read the book to find out no matter how many ways I try to think to do a summary there’s no way I could do this book justice it is an awesome original… Let me reiterate very original horror story! In a world where anyone can write a book and put it on Amazon it is hard to come up with something original but I do think that is what the author of This Is How He Collects them has done. What more can I say this is a great book and one I thoroughly enjoyed and definitely recommend. I want to thank The publisher and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I honestly wanted to like this, but I was very underwhelmed and found it undenjoyable. Some of it was very busy while other spots were very stale, and choppy.

Thank you to Netgalley, for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

The premise of this book is enticing - five strangers are brought back to a haunt from their past. Unfortunately, the writing was a bit choppy and felt uneven. While I wanted to like the characters and the story given, it was hard to when it didn't seem to flow entirely. It also seemed like pieces were missing.

This isn't a bad book by any means, it's just possible this author's writing style isn't for me.

It was fine, just not for me

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This book had a lot of potential, but at times I found it confusing. There are a lot of characters and there is a back and forth of information that would confuse me. I feel like it should have focused on one or two characters and if it didn't do a lot of back and forth I feel that the book would have flowed better. While this book wasn't for me I feel that others that like this writing style and mystery may enjoy it better.

I was a little underwhelmed with this one.

It felt like more backstory than story and almost felt choppy.

While I thought the over all idea was fantastic and super creepy this writers style may not be for me

When I started reading this I did not expect to come across somewhat of a paranormal retelling of H.H. Holmes’ murder castle.

I think there was a lot of potential here, but the execution was just not there. The writing was remedial to me. The plot felt like a fucked-up hamster wheel.

You know those montages of Scooby Doo and the gang running from a monster, but then they are chasing the monster, and then they become the monster and there’s a cheeky song reminiscent of The Beach Boys playing the whole time? That’s what this reminds me of.

In one sense there was too much going on. In another, nothing really happens.

The author states in his epilogue he may revisit the ending later and add on to it. I think had he chosen to do that instead of ending it with a “WTF was that” sense, I’d be rating it a lot higher.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.