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aw_reads's review against another edition
4.0
More like 3.5 stars. It was definitely Gothic and creepy, but not as scary or odd as it could have been. The writing and atmosphere were fantastic, though!
Full review to come
Full review to come
cosmicxxvi's review
1.0
Meh I genuinely could not get into this book I didn’t enjoy the writing the story line or any of the characters I really just couldn’t connect to it as much as I wanted to. I did enjoy how some pages in my copy of the book had illustrations. Ended up not even finishing this book
kranna's review against another edition
5.0
Very good book about a girl who works at a very strange house with strange people
rory__'s review against another edition
2.0
I loved the old english vibe of this book.
And i thought the plot was fairly interesting as well but that is all the positive things I could possibly say about this it was just..meh. I have no other way to describe it tbh.
And i thought the plot was fairly interesting as well but that is all the positive things I could possibly say about this it was just..meh. I have no other way to describe it tbh.
shaxx's review against another edition
4.0
Nakonec velmi příjemné překvapení. Od autorky jsem četla jen Asylum a to byl čistý propadák. Touhle knihou jsem jí chtěla dát druhou šanci a povedlo se :)
Dům fúrií je označen jako "gotický horor". Starosvětské, nadpřirozené, zajímavé charaktery a celkově příběh. Velmi povedené vedlejší postavy - Poppy se psem Bartolomějem, Chijioke, pan Morningside i ostatní. Příběh měl trochu detektivní ráz - samotná pointa a celková "pátrací" zápletka mi přišla trochu i zbytečná, protože příběh sám o sobě byl zajímavý. Kniha má krásné ilustrace a bavily mě zápisky cest p. Morningsidea, ke kterým se ilustrace vztahovaly.
Co mě rozčilovalo - rádoby "staré" fotky, které se měly tématicky hodit k příběhu. Bohužel ve výsledku to byly jen fotky z Flickru, prohnané černobílým filtrem (ani zdaleka se nevyrovná Sirotčinci od Riggse). Stejně tak barevné pozadí jednotlivých kapitol - zdobný modrý rámeček na tmavém, kamenném pozadí - předesignovaná zbytečnost.
A změna obálky? Velká škoda! Původní obálka je krásná, tahle česká vypadá příliš lacině.
Moje recenze na cbdb: https://www.cbdb.cz/recenze-1000-vitejte-v-dome-spravedlnosti-a-pomstenych-hrichu
Dům fúrií je označen jako "gotický horor". Starosvětské, nadpřirozené, zajímavé charaktery a celkově příběh. Velmi povedené vedlejší postavy - Poppy se psem Bartolomějem, Chijioke, pan Morningside i ostatní. Příběh měl trochu detektivní ráz - samotná pointa a celková "pátrací" zápletka mi přišla trochu i zbytečná, protože příběh sám o sobě byl zajímavý. Kniha má krásné ilustrace a bavily mě zápisky cest p. Morningsidea, ke kterým se ilustrace vztahovaly.
Co mě rozčilovalo - rádoby "staré" fotky, které se měly tématicky hodit k příběhu. Bohužel ve výsledku to byly jen fotky z Flickru, prohnané černobílým filtrem (ani zdaleka se nevyrovná Sirotčinci od Riggse). Stejně tak barevné pozadí jednotlivých kapitol - zdobný modrý rámeček na tmavém, kamenném pozadí - předesignovaná zbytečnost.
A změna obálky? Velká škoda! Původní obálka je krásná, tahle česká vypadá příliš lacině.
Moje recenze na cbdb: https://www.cbdb.cz/recenze-1000-vitejte-v-dome-spravedlnosti-a-pomstenych-hrichu
fantasmariana's review against another edition
4.0
My first book by Madeleine Roux was such a delight!
I love horror books and I really enjoy young adult literature, therefore, when these two come together I'm always eager to see the result. In this one, we follow a girl named Louisa who is living by herself on the streets. However, one day, a strange woman approaches her and asks her if she's interested in taking a job at a guest house known as Coldthistle House.
This house has a great secret though: whoever becomes a guest of this place, will be punished for the crimes they might have commited. Louisa is horrified by this and also super weirded out about Mr. Morningside, the owner of Coldthistle, who seems to have very close ties with paranormal beings.
Even when the other dwellers of the house have been super nice to Louisa, they also seem to be keeping a lot of secrets related to the supernatural and folklore. By reading Mr. Morningside's diary, Louisa starts to pick up the pieces of this very creepy puzzle and decides that she must get out of this place, along with her new friend Lee Brimble, who might fall victim of the dark justice served in this house.
This was such a fun read. I loved the pacing of the story, the way the author took some well known legends and mythological beings and gave them interesting twists was super enjoyable. I also really liked that there were many dark secrets unfolding at the same time, so the book always kept me wondering whether some things might be connected or if they were completely unrelated but parallel plotlines.
Another thing that really surprised me was that there was a very gory scene: with entrails and blood dripping from the walls! I love it when young adult horror, actually manages to send a shiver down my spine. Extra points for not having a love triangle or even a strong romantic plotline.
The only reason I didn't give 5 stars to this book, was the main character.
Louisa is annoying, whiny and hard to like (a common factor in most of the young adult books I've read), also her decisions didn't always seem to be the most logical ones.
Other than that, this is a book I highly recommend! The illustrations added an extra spookyness to the whole thing. Can't wait to read the next one! (If there's another one).
Thanks to Harper Collins International for sending me an ARC to review!
I love horror books and I really enjoy young adult literature, therefore, when these two come together I'm always eager to see the result. In this one, we follow a girl named Louisa who is living by herself on the streets. However, one day, a strange woman approaches her and asks her if she's interested in taking a job at a guest house known as Coldthistle House.
This house has a great secret though: whoever becomes a guest of this place, will be punished for the crimes they might have commited. Louisa is horrified by this and also super weirded out about Mr. Morningside, the owner of Coldthistle, who seems to have very close ties with paranormal beings.
Even when the other dwellers of the house have been super nice to Louisa, they also seem to be keeping a lot of secrets related to the supernatural and folklore. By reading Mr. Morningside's diary, Louisa starts to pick up the pieces of this very creepy puzzle and decides that she must get out of this place, along with her new friend Lee Brimble, who might fall victim of the dark justice served in this house.
This was such a fun read. I loved the pacing of the story, the way the author took some well known legends and mythological beings and gave them interesting twists was super enjoyable. I also really liked that there were many dark secrets unfolding at the same time, so the book always kept me wondering whether some things might be connected or if they were completely unrelated but parallel plotlines.
Another thing that really surprised me was that there was a very gory scene: with entrails and blood dripping from the walls! I love it when young adult horror, actually manages to send a shiver down my spine. Extra points for not having a love triangle or even a strong romantic plotline.
The only reason I didn't give 5 stars to this book, was the main character.
Louisa is annoying, whiny and hard to like (a common factor in most of the young adult books I've read), also her decisions didn't always seem to be the most logical ones.
Other than that, this is a book I highly recommend! The illustrations added an extra spookyness to the whole thing. Can't wait to read the next one! (If there's another one).
Thanks to Harper Collins International for sending me an ARC to review!
mikjrank's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5