Reviews

The Haunting by Natasha Preston

jessnjohnson13's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

katreadsskulls's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

This took me awhile to get through, not because I didn’t want to know what was going to happen, but because it felt like I missed the first half of the book. It was like we got dropped into the midway part of the book when the main character gains common sense and realizes they’ve f*cked up and goes around trying to fix everything. But, she continually dismisses that there are actual reasons for everyone she is trying to rebuild trust with to not trust her. She regains that knowledge about halfway through and despite that, I did enjoy the story. Very high school, drama heavy, am I a reliable narrator? vibe to it. I did manage to guess a killer but way later in the story line. Did NOT guess the ending and I found out later the author is known for this type of ending but I didn’t know and I’ll just say I’m irritated with it. Good for a casual, YA, stormy afternoon read

redridingrose92's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

lexi5101's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing as always…but as always the book ended on an earth shattering cliff hanger than made me want to scream! I’ll forgive Natasha though because she knows how to write one hell of a book.

jsanchez11153's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

nothingbutbooks2137's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rileymccabe2020's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

kaia8523's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

maddyotis's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

GOD AWFUL. The characters were all sooooo annoying, all of them. The story was pretty boring for the most part, maybe a few good scenes scattered throughout. End was terrible. 

Also, why is it called The Haunting when there actually isn’t any haunting or paranormal part about this story? 

ash_reads14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? No

3.5