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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another spooky book! This one was eerie from the get go. The main characters are a pair of siblings, Tara and Kyle, who are sent to live with grandparents they had never met after their mother is in a car accident and goes into a coma. The story follows Tara attempting to figure out the secrets of the Folcroft house and its ghosts. I still love the author's descriptions of the setting. This book was faster paced than most of hers, but I believe this one is supposed to be YA, and it's shorter than the other books I have read from her. I did not like that I was able to guess the big reveal really early in the story. But like I said, it's probably meant to be a YA book.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Darcy coats always rights the weirdest ghost stories but I do appreciate them.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
This was soooo close to a 5 star read for me. Essentially what stopped it was that it was shorter then I wanted. The ending felt very rushed. After an incredible set up.
This book is technically YA which makes sense to me. As it follows a 15 year old girl and her 12 year old brother who's mom is in a coma so they get sent to live at their grandparents house in the middle of nowhere. Who they have never met or really even heard about. From their the sketchy things start to happen.
I love the set up and atmosphere of this book! The creepy house with creaking doors, the happy grandparents who "love" family!
I've started to notice Darcy uses the same plot devices all the time. But it hasn't affected my enjoyment yet.
If you want to hear about all of my thoughts there's a YouTube video on it. https://youtu.be/09wPI4fj2Mo
This book is technically YA which makes sense to me. As it follows a 15 year old girl and her 12 year old brother who's mom is in a coma so they get sent to live at their grandparents house in the middle of nowhere. Who they have never met or really even heard about. From their the sketchy things start to happen.
I love the set up and atmosphere of this book! The creepy house with creaking doors, the happy grandparents who "love" family!
I've started to notice Darcy uses the same plot devices all the time. But it hasn't affected my enjoyment yet.
If you want to hear about all of my thoughts there's a YouTube video on it. https://youtu.be/09wPI4fj2Mo
3.5 rounded up
A very quick read. I wish it was longer because I felt like there were some truth bombshells dropped that were just kind of... brushed over? Everything was revealed pretty quickly at the end without much time for the protagonist or the reader to really think about it.
A very quick read. I wish it was longer because I felt like there were some truth bombshells dropped that were just kind of... brushed over? Everything was revealed pretty quickly at the end without much time for the protagonist or the reader to really think about it.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A