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ravyncrow's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
100pagesaday's review
4.0
Ritchie Naughton's life is falling apart. After returning home on a break from work one afternoon, he discovers his long-time girlfriend in bed with a football player. The shock triggers a heart condition that Ritchie never knew about. After all this, Ritchie makes a decision to move back to New Jersey and into his sister's basement. Ritchie finally he finds a job as a staff photographer at a local paper. The paper has an older camera for Ritchie to use, and is only inscribed with the name Denlax. Along with his newspaper gig, Ritchie reluctantly agrees to work for his uncle in order to provide picture proof of his aunt's infidelity. With this side gig, Ritchie finds that the camera produces disturbing images of other worlds. Soon, the Denlax drags Ritchie into a dangerous world with extreme consequences.
In the House of Mirrors is a slow-burning horror that sucked me in with great characters and a unique plot. From the beginning, I never quite knew which way the book would take me and that made me keep reading. All of the characters, human and otherwise were thoroughly created. The camera itself was the most intriguing, bringing is elements of horror, supernatural, and the occult. The mystery of the Denlax kept me guessing as the pictures with imperfections soon showed separate worlds and beings that moved within the picture, sort of like an otherworldly camera obscura. I loved the history behind the camera and the story that was passed down along with it. As Ritchie learned about the camera, he began to change, but not as I would have suspected. The pieces started to fall together as the story wrapped up and the horror, suspense and gruesomeness of the acts that the camera precipitated. Overall, an intense and different horror read.
In the House of Mirrors is a slow-burning horror that sucked me in with great characters and a unique plot. From the beginning, I never quite knew which way the book would take me and that made me keep reading. All of the characters, human and otherwise were thoroughly created. The camera itself was the most intriguing, bringing is elements of horror, supernatural, and the occult. The mystery of the Denlax kept me guessing as the pictures with imperfections soon showed separate worlds and beings that moved within the picture, sort of like an otherworldly camera obscura. I loved the history behind the camera and the story that was passed down along with it. As Ritchie learned about the camera, he began to change, but not as I would have suspected. The pieces started to fall together as the story wrapped up and the horror, suspense and gruesomeness of the acts that the camera precipitated. Overall, an intense and different horror read.
scottneumann's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
jbamlove's review
3.0
A pretty good story, but with sentences like "she looked unpleased," I feel 3 stars is very generous with regard to the actual writing. Tim, you badly need an editor!
0hfortheloveofbooks's review
3.0
3.5 stars!
In the House of Mirrors is a fun book. It's not deep or profound but it's a fun, engrossing story and sometimes that's all I need. I don't need or want every book I read to shake my world. It's fast paced and entertaining and I easily got lost in the plot and characters. It is very plot driven because it is primarily told through first person point of view. Because of that, I did feel like it was lacking some deeper, descriptive language that could have enhanced the overall story. But it was never boring to see the situations through Ritchie Naughton's eyes. He definitely keeps his wit and sarcasm throughout. It could have been a pretty dark and depressing book if Ritchie wasn't as funny as he was. While Ritchie is the main protagonist, my love goes to Little Chris. Oh Little Chris; he reminds me of a young Ben Hanscom (from It). He's chubby, kind of dorky, so sweet, and fiercely loyal. He really added an additional layer to the story, gave it more depth and definitely made it more emotional.
In the House of Mirrors is a fun book. It's not deep or profound but it's a fun, engrossing story and sometimes that's all I need. I don't need or want every book I read to shake my world. It's fast paced and entertaining and I easily got lost in the plot and characters. It is very plot driven because it is primarily told through first person point of view. Because of that, I did feel like it was lacking some deeper, descriptive language that could have enhanced the overall story. But it was never boring to see the situations through Ritchie Naughton's eyes. He definitely keeps his wit and sarcasm throughout. It could have been a pretty dark and depressing book if Ritchie wasn't as funny as he was. While Ritchie is the main protagonist, my love goes to Little Chris. Oh Little Chris; he reminds me of a young Ben Hanscom (from It). He's chubby, kind of dorky, so sweet, and fiercely loyal. He really added an additional layer to the story, gave it more depth and definitely made it more emotional.
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