218 reviews for:

The Lost House

Melissa Larsen

3.56 AVERAGE

rachel_l's review

3.75
mysterious tense medium-paced
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kbichler's review

3.5
mysterious slow-paced

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3.5/5 STARS

Genre: Mystery 

A girl returns to Iceland when a cold case involving her family resurfaces. 

This was a solid mystery and I liked the Icelandic setting making it feel desolate and creepy. It was a pretty slow paced book until the end when the killer was revealed. 
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jckrbbt's review

3.0
mysterious slow-paced
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sarahferg's review

2.0

After reading the description for The Lost House, I was excited to listen to this audiobook for the snowy, Icelandic setting. The plot and characters, however, could not hold my attention despite returning to this one several times.

The characters did not grab any emotion from me and the story seemed to drag on for longer than needed while not providing much new information.

Some things I did enjoy were the dynamic between Nora and Agnes and the Icelandic visual descriptions made me feel a part of the journey. The narrator, Saskia Maarleveld, did a great job with the voices of different characters and I enjoyed that aspect.

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Melissa Larsen for this arc!
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hopevb's review

5.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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janp's review

3.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tiaowuma1's review

3.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced