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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Solid, old-shool horror. Great story, no gimmicks.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
I so really wanted to love this one, but I just never really connected with it.
Moving to Italy with a program to help you buy a house sounds perfect. Maybe the demons and the back story were just out of my wheelhouse and it's really just me and not the book. That mixed with the very slow burn just had me wishing for a little more.
Moving to Italy with a program to help you buy a house sounds perfect. Maybe the demons and the back story were just out of my wheelhouse and it's really just me and not the book. That mixed with the very slow burn just had me wishing for a little more.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was way more intense than I was expecting it to be. It’s more horror than mystery which is not typically what I go for but it was so worth it. It was creepy but not overly scary. The characters where great and I really felt for them by the end of the book
The writing is flat and the tone is surprisingly preachy about how the couple feel about the world. It’s a bunch of telling that just keeps going on… I think I’ve just gotten spoiled reading a lot of Mick Herron.
A mix of two of my favorite themes: haunted houses and demonic possession. Great stuff!
Slow at the beginning, but then it starts to pick up pace and ends pretty well.
Slow at the beginning, but then it starts to pick up pace and ends pretty well.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Christopher Golden is one of my favorite authors, but unfortunately, The House of Last Resort didn't land for me. 😭
It's a book about a couple that moved in to an older neighborhood in Italy- one of those 1 euro houses to update and refurbish. Tommy's grandparents live in the neighborhood and Kate was looking for a change. The change they find in their new house is much more terrifying than they expected.
For some reason the 3rd person narrative really felt weird with this book and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it's omniscient but you spend longer periods of time in each characters head? A big part of that also impacted the characters. Our main characters were so flat that I literally couldn't remember their names just now.
Now despite this weird writing choice, there are some really good scenes, where I see the Golden I know and love: creepy shadow figures on the landing, manic rats scurrying in the floor, or crazy geriatrics in some.. . Interesting scenes.
It's a fine book, but I wanted more. I don't think I would recommend it in casual conversation.
It's a book about a couple that moved in to an older neighborhood in Italy- one of those 1 euro houses to update and refurbish. Tommy's grandparents live in the neighborhood and Kate was looking for a change. The change they find in their new house is much more terrifying than they expected.
For some reason the 3rd person narrative really felt weird with this book and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it's omniscient but you spend longer periods of time in each characters head? A big part of that also impacted the characters. Our main characters were so flat that I literally couldn't remember their names just now.
Now despite this weird writing choice, there are some really good scenes, where I see the Golden I know and love: creepy shadow figures on the landing, manic rats scurrying in the floor, or crazy geriatrics in some.. . Interesting scenes.
It's a fine book, but I wanted more. I don't think I would recommend it in casual conversation.