Reviews for To Sleep with Evil

The average rating for To Sleep with Evil based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-12 00:00:00 Stephen Perry Another I rate highly in the Ravenloft series. The "hint" of something evil to come without it being obvious throughout the entire story makes the downtime fun to go through. I felt that when everything hit the fan at the end that it went a bit too quickly and wasn't explained in enough detail, but the getting there was enjoyable enough for me to make it a good read.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Andrew Owens In her gothic horror novel To Sleep with Evil, Cardarelle creates a chilling atmosphere and delightfully understated dark and gruesome details. She doesn't over-explain or info-dump her setting (a common failing in gaming tie-in novels), and leaves you guessing about whether characters are undead, cursed, or wholly inhuman for much of the novel. However, Cardelle is so true to gothic horror tone that her heroine, Marguerite, is as bland as an ingenue can be, perpetually naive and limp. The curiosity that sends her sneaking out of her locked room doesn't feel all that belieavble, because she doesn't do anything with new knowledge when she discovers it. This feels like a plot device to get her to overhear and see the actions of others. Basically, she's a typical horror movie trapped helpless female, and the question is whether you enjoy shaking the book asking "why are you being so stupid??" or if that makes you hurl the book away. I'm more of a hurler myself, but hey, I don't like mainstream horror movies, either. If you do, you'll probably enjoy To Sleep with Evil.