Reviews - House of Beth | The StoryGraph

163 reviews for:

House of Beth

Kerry Cullen

3.65 AVERAGE

laurenslovelylittlelife's review

4.0

dark reflective fast-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

kyegarcia137's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilykdickey's review against another edition

1.0

dark mysterious slow-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: Yes

rainbowfarts's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional medium-paced

tessameh's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chasctaylor_reads's review against another edition

2.0

This is a book full of weirdo, unlikeable characters, which is usually something I love — but here, they never felt fully fleshed out. House of Beth teeters on the bizarre and is just strange enough to hold your attention, but it never fully commits. It needed to lean further into the unhinged.

That said, not enough really happens for a book this short. The pacing felt off, with a middle that dragged and an ending that was both rushed and completely out of left field. It didn’t feel cohesive with the rest of the story at all. On top of that, there just weren’t enough horror elements throughout the book.

All in all, this one left me feeling unsatisfied — a classic case of a premise that exceeds its execution.