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ezwolf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This gets three stars for the diabetic rep but otherwise it would be 2.
By about 30% in I had lost interest and started skimming. I skipped multiple chapters and didn’t feel like I was missing any information at all by the end.
The pop culture references were unnecessary and completely removed me from the story each time. The way Dare spoke about things with similes also felt very clunky.
I knew Rose was the younger sister from the second it was hinted that they were going to look for her. It was not at all a surprise. Also how did Quinn not know about her mother? When she was fighting with Dare about leaving to meet the police officer, she specifically calls Athleen “family”? Dare kept saying she thought Quinn might have been in on it with her mother, so why even have us have evidence that she probably is for it to turn in to nothing? So how can she not have known? The thing with Holly probably being dead was also weird and unfinished.
By about 30% in I had lost interest and started skimming. I skipped multiple chapters and didn’t feel like I was missing any information at all by the end.
The pop culture references were unnecessary and completely removed me from the story each time. The way Dare spoke about things with similes also felt very clunky.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Dementia
ghostlyprince's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Vomit, and Medical content
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Dementia, and Alcohol
whatthegayle's review
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The book started out a bit on the slow side but by the time I reached 40 or so pages I was invested.
I loved the overall mystery and how the story developed. The main three characters were enjoyable even though I was aggravated at how long it took Dare to realize there were in facts ghosts in the house.
I love any type of story to have to do with old haunted houses so this was right up my alley. I loved the final conclusion and thought it wrapped up nicely.
I loved the overall mystery and how the story developed. The main three characters were enjoyable even though I was aggravated at how long it took Dare to realize there were in facts ghosts in the house.
I love any type of story to have to do with old haunted houses so this was right up my alley. I loved the final conclusion and thought it wrapped up nicely.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Dementia and Kidnapping