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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
Firstly, these is a really interesting enjoyable premise with a unique and fun twist on the paranormal hunters trope. However the writing style was not for me I just couldn’t get into the book, something just didn’t work I think perhaps it would work for a younger audience maybe early teens. I do think that, with the right audience, people will really enjoy it and that the characters and idea for the book are good it just is not for me sadly.
♡ Audiobook Review ♡
♤ Release April 1st ♤
-Horror
-Ya
-SciFi (Paranormal)
-4 stars
The audiobook is good. The narrator did a great job telling the story.
What Walks These Halls is a YA horror debut for Amy Clarkin. It's a good start for a debut. This story is set in Ireland following a group of people who all have history with the haunted house, The Hyacinth House.
We get 3 different POV's.
Raven and Archer O'Sullivan father died in the mysterious haunted house (Hyacinth House) during a paranormal investigation. Everyone says it was an accident, but Raven is pretty sure she's at fault for their father passing.
Archer doesn't believe it was Raven's fault. Their father passed away, and he has been asked to investigate the Hyacinth House, and he can't pass up this opportunity.
-Éabha McLoughlin has grown up seeing and hearing things no one else does. With her family not believing, she has this ability, and with her wanting to find out answers about this ability. She turns to Archer and his team.
This story has a good storyline, plot, and the horror is good!
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♡ Thank you, Netgalley, and Bolinda Audio for the ALC for my honest opinion. ♡
♤ Release April 1st ♤
-Horror
-Ya
-SciFi (Paranormal)
-4 stars
The audiobook is good. The narrator did a great job telling the story.
What Walks These Halls is a YA horror debut for Amy Clarkin. It's a good start for a debut. This story is set in Ireland following a group of people who all have history with the haunted house, The Hyacinth House.
We get 3 different POV's.
Raven and Archer O'Sullivan father died in the mysterious haunted house (Hyacinth House) during a paranormal investigation. Everyone says it was an accident, but Raven is pretty sure she's at fault for their father passing.
Archer doesn't believe it was Raven's fault. Their father passed away, and he has been asked to investigate the Hyacinth House, and he can't pass up this opportunity.
-Éabha McLoughlin has grown up seeing and hearing things no one else does. With her family not believing, she has this ability, and with her wanting to find out answers about this ability. She turns to Archer and his team.
This story has a good storyline, plot, and the horror is good!
-
♡ Thank you, Netgalley, and Bolinda Audio for the ALC for my honest opinion. ♡
I have so many thoughts.
This book starts off brilliantly, the supernatural aspect is SCARY! Much more than I would expect from YA horror so I thought this would be a 5-star read from the get-go.
The first thing that bothered me was the dialogue, especially between Archer and Raven. I felt like it was a bit cringy, but hey, I don't have any siblings so maybe that is how siblings talk to each other and I just don't know.
The characters were all brilliant and very distinctive, the author does an amazing job at developing them without overwritten paragraphs about their traits. I truly believe that this author will achieve great things, the writing has room for improvement but it's already of high quality.
Now, unfortunately, I was very much disappointed with this story and didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. What I thought would be a horror book eventually became a romance. The supernatural aspect was still there, but I feel like at some point it switched to the back seat. I did enjoy the couples, it was not unexpected at all - but I didn't expect or want it to be the main plot. When the book was reaching the end and we still hadn't gotten to the meat of the horror, I panicked. 'how will you have time to wrap the horror plot up?' ran through my head at every page turn, and the answer was 'you won't have time'. It was RUSHED, and the ending was not an ending per se - unless there's a second book. If there is, I hope we get more horror.
In summary, too much love, and not enough ghosts.
In this situation, I would usually settle for 3 stars, but the writing deserves much more credit than that so I settled for 4.
*Thank you NetGalley for the ARC*
This book starts off brilliantly, the supernatural aspect is SCARY! Much more than I would expect from YA horror so I thought this would be a 5-star read from the get-go.
The first thing that bothered me was the dialogue, especially between Archer and Raven. I felt like it was a bit cringy, but hey, I don't have any siblings so maybe that is how siblings talk to each other and I just don't know.
The characters were all brilliant and very distinctive, the author does an amazing job at developing them without overwritten paragraphs about their traits. I truly believe that this author will achieve great things, the writing has room for improvement but it's already of high quality.
Now, unfortunately, I was very much disappointed with this story and didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. What I thought would be a horror book eventually became a romance. The supernatural aspect was still there, but I feel like at some point it switched to the back seat. I did enjoy the couples, it was not unexpected at all - but I didn't expect or want it to be the main plot. When the book was reaching the end and we still hadn't gotten to the meat of the horror, I panicked. 'how will you have time to wrap the horror plot up?' ran through my head at every page turn, and the answer was 'you won't have time'. It was RUSHED, and the ending was not an ending per se - unless there's a second book. If there is, I hope we get more horror.
In summary, too much love, and not enough ghosts.
In this situation, I would usually settle for 3 stars, but the writing deserves much more credit than that so I settled for 4.
*Thank you NetGalley for the ARC*
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
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
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
What Walks These Halls is a delightfully dark and charmingly queer story about closure, grief, bad coping mechanisms, and, of course, ghosts! The Lady, as well as the members of PSI, all embody the worst ways people cope with betrayal, loss, and the terrible feeling that you are no longer good enough for the people you love most. I read this book in half of a work day because I simply could not put it down. From the moment I started reading, I could not stop. The whole cast has a grip on my heart, and I found myself drawn into their minds, their thought patterns, their reasonings. The cast got me hooked, and the Lady kept me reading. Amy is a master of balancing tension with comedy, and of angst with romance, and I simply could not put this book down. Everyone needs to read this book if they like ghosts and gay people.
(As an aside, Éabha and Raven are my favorite characters, those girls delight me)
(As an aside, Éabha and Raven are my favorite characters, those girls delight me)
Woah, this book! There was something so special about it that drew me in right from the start and kept me in love with it the whole way through. A couple spots were scary enough that I jumped when I heard my house creaking. I'd say it's definitely high on the paranormal and lighter in the horror for those who don't like their reads too too scary.
But what really impressed me besides the fantastic plot and pacing, was the character and relationship development. This author is a new favorite to watch, for sure. And there was a hint for a sequel, which has me soooo excited
But what really impressed me besides the fantastic plot and pacing, was the character and relationship development. This author is a new favorite to watch, for sure. And there was a hint for a sequel, which has me soooo excited