13 reviews for:

Secrets of the Watch House

Jenny Ashcroft

3.94 AVERAGE

coz_marshall's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Takes a long while to get going but very good when it does

mafuyuasahina's review

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tofutina's review

3.5

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

dragons1966's review against another edition

5.0

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Set in Cornwall in the 1930s, this book reminded me very much of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. It's very gripping, the characters are well done, and the reader did an excellent job of conveying the tension of the story.

alisonmca's review

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tentabi's review

4.25

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

charmossy's review

3.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bekahnikole's review

3.75

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This gave me Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier vibes from the first page. A bit slow, but a surprise at the end. No real deep dives into the individual characters, more like a mystery meets ghost story. 

alvic3's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

wellingtonboot's review

2.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes