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The Mysterious Warning: A German Tale (Northanger Abbey Horrid Novels) by Parsons, Eliza Parsons
butterfly2507's review
1.0
dnf'd.
it started off well but then got way too confusing and boring at the same time. all of the stories sound the same. none of the character are nice or sympathetic. i didn't care about the "mysterious warning" at all. maybe if it wasn't so lengthy, with scenes that really slowed the book down, i would have continued it. but it lost me around the second part where a lot of it feels like a deja-vu ... because it is.
it started off well but then got way too confusing and boring at the same time. all of the stories sound the same. none of the character are nice or sympathetic. i didn't care about the "mysterious warning" at all. maybe if it wasn't so lengthy, with scenes that really slowed the book down, i would have continued it. but it lost me around the second part where a lot of it feels like a deja-vu ... because it is.
bookslovejenna's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Five things about The Mysterious Warning by Eliza Parsons đź“šđź“šđź“šđź“šđź“š
1. This was so fun! Two brothers, a mysterious warning, a missing wife and child, a journey to undergo, castles and dark corners galore. Truly deserving of the Austen distinction “horrid mystery.”
2. This edition includes a letter from the author reassuring the public that her chilling tales are appropriate for polite society. That she is a mother herself and wouldn’t mind her daughters reading her work. I love this inclusion in light of the way Austen lists this title by name among the “horrid mysteries” in Northanger Abbey, because it really makes one feel like part of that 200+ year old conversation.
3. Last year I read a different title by this author and found it a little bit confusing…like a yes, and …story told by middle schoolers. This book had none of that. By the time Parsons was writing this, she’d really tightened up her plots.
4. It’s still a very wild ride! One needs to suspend reality for utmost enjoyment but that’s not too hard to do with a story this entertaining.
5. Highly recommend this readable gothic work. Parsons should be sitting on the shelf with the likes of Radcliffe.
1. This was so fun! Two brothers, a mysterious warning, a missing wife and child, a journey to undergo, castles and dark corners galore. Truly deserving of the Austen distinction “horrid mystery.”
2. This edition includes a letter from the author reassuring the public that her chilling tales are appropriate for polite society. That she is a mother herself and wouldn’t mind her daughters reading her work. I love this inclusion in light of the way Austen lists this title by name among the “horrid mysteries” in Northanger Abbey, because it really makes one feel like part of that 200+ year old conversation.
3. Last year I read a different title by this author and found it a little bit confusing…like a yes, and …story told by middle schoolers. This book had none of that. By the time Parsons was writing this, she’d really tightened up her plots.
4. It’s still a very wild ride! One needs to suspend reality for utmost enjoyment but that’s not too hard to do with a story this entertaining.
5. Highly recommend this readable gothic work. Parsons should be sitting on the shelf with the likes of Radcliffe.
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