Reviews - When I Arrived at the Castle

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When I Arrived at the Castle

E.M. Carroll

3.73 AVERAGE

thebestofaly's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense

impeccable art, as i remember from reading their work "through the woods" back in 2016. i do feel like i need a reread or two to better piece the story, even if it'd just be my own version of it.

chriskoppenhaver's review against another edition

2.0

This one just didn't do it for me. I like dark and I like fairy tales, but it was too gory for my tastes and the story didn't quite click.

laura_hole's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

omgalez's review against another edition

4.0

I love it. Though I do worry about what's going on inside Emily Carroll's head...

lav_v's review

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

awake_at_midnight's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Carroll is always ambiguous about what is going on and lets you piece it together. That makes it hard to review without spoilers. The author's patent red, white and black color scheme brings us into a creepy, gothic castle where we join a cat-spirited person and a vampire in a dance of gaslighting and absolute essence. The layers of skin are peeled away as we see a relationship unfold. The ending isn't HEA.