2.72 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
challenging dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All style, no substance.
dark tense fast-paced
Loveable characters: No
dark medium-paced
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 slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have no idea what the plot was.

Gorgeous cover, but unfortunately I didn't love this. The characters were felt flat and contrived, the prose was a bit wordy and over complicated at times, and to be honest - I wasn't scared or even creeped out at all, which I was hoping to be. I'm not disinterested in Khaw's other work, though, this story just wasn't for me.

Ooh I wanted so much more from this, but I was also so confused. This book shouldn't have taken me this long to finish, but it did and that says something..

3.5. More gore than anything else.