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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
sad
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
WOW! Second 5 star of the year. Mrs. Davenport is a 1950's housewife who one day wakes up hearing & seeing things that are not there. Her extremely religious husband is a respected professor at a catholic college and he will not have any of it. The story is both a horror story in the metaphysical sense but also a real life horror story. The atrocities done to women by the men they are meant to trust the most is horrifying. To the men that will go to any length to silence us, may they all rot 🖤
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The horrors of being an American housewife in the 1950s.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I am OBSESSED and pissed at myself for not reading this sooner. I can’t remember the last time a book had me hooked like this. The FMC grew on me and I very quickly was rooting for her. This book genuinely scared me because being a woman in the 1950s…. Was horrifying!!! 🫣 the writing was fantastic and I really appreciated the research that went into this, which is mentioned in the authors note.
Genuinely everything I want in a horror book. Disturbing with social commentary/something to say. This book will be my new personality for the foreseeable future lol
Also the audiobook narrator did a fantastic job 🥰 now I need this author to write more books like this ASAP
Genuinely everything I want in a horror book. Disturbing with social commentary/something to say. This book will be my new personality for the foreseeable future lol
Also the audiobook narrator did a fantastic job 🥰 now I need this author to write more books like this ASAP
I just lost interest since the plot was really dragging.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy