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irenemarie's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Drug use
fairytalefootnotes's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Death, and Drug abuse
yvo_about_books's review
3.5
Finished reading: February 27th 2023
"I'm saying that agoraphobia or not, I think something happened to make you this way. Something happened in this house."
It's true that I don't exactly read a lot of novellas, but there was something about Ghost 19 that caught my attention. I've been meaning to read more of Simone St. James' backlist, but I decided to read this short story first to mix things up a little. And it turned out to be an entertaining enough little story! Sure, it did have those The Woman In The Window vibes people complain about, and sure, it did lack dept and had a bit too much focus on misogyny and sexism in the 1950s. I would have loved to have the story solely focus on the house and its mysteries instead, but as a whole I still enjoyed my time with this novella. One of the strongest aspects of this story is that the lines between Ginette's mental health and the paranormal are blurred, and you are kept wondering if what is happening is real or just inside Ginette's head... I also liked how everything was wrapped up in the end, and I definitely didn't see the full truth coming. If you are looking for a short and fast read as a palate cleanser, Ghost 19 might just work well for you too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Dementia, and Forced institutionalization
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Drug use
Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Dementia
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