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dnietoperafan's review against another edition
3.0
“The Woman In Black: Angel Of Death” is the official sequel to Susan Hill’s “The Woman In Black” but it was written by another author. Just to clarify this is my first time reading a horror novel and I haven’t read the original play by Hill. With this said, I believe this is a very okay book. The descriptions made me uncomfortable (which is great for a horror novel) and the overall enjoyment was good. I believe that was the greatest strength of this novel, the descriptions. Nevertheless, the characters were way too bland and it just felt like a clichè horror novel. It didn’t feel too predictable but it also didn’t sweep me off my feet. Eve was my favourite just because she was the only one with common sense! I wouldn’t read this again, but I would say it was a good way to enter the horror genre. Would I recommend it? Yeah... but just to people who want an easy entrance to horror novels. Don’t start reading expecting a fantastic read.
hurricanetortillah's review
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
julie7's review
4.0
4⭐️= Good.
Hardback.
This was an easy read and one that I enjoyed. This was not written by the same author as The Woman In Black but it makes a good sequel.
The only thing I would say is that maybe I would have liked for it not to have been quite the same as the original, as I kind of knew what was about to happen. This really was quite sad in places…in a horrific kind of way.
Hardback.
This was an easy read and one that I enjoyed. This was not written by the same author as The Woman In Black but it makes a good sequel.
The only thing I would say is that maybe I would have liked for it not to have been quite the same as the original, as I kind of knew what was about to happen. This really was quite sad in places…in a horrific kind of way.
ollie_bird_'s review
3.0
I really enjoyed Susan Hill’s ‘The Woman in Black’ in both writing style and story, so I was excited to see how a sequel would hold up, especially being written by someone else. Although not as creepy or impactful as the original, I found this to be a solid story.
In being a book to accompany a film, the main problem I had is that it’s rather fast-paced and has very short chapters. I would have preferred the depth and elaborate writing as offered by Susan Hill in the original.
In being a book to accompany a film, the main problem I had is that it’s rather fast-paced and has very short chapters. I would have preferred the depth and elaborate writing as offered by Susan Hill in the original.
michael5000's review against another edition
I read this by mistake, thinking I was re-reading the novel it is based on, which I don't remember well but gave a terrific review in 2014.
It was kind of an odd experience, since nothing ever seemed particularly familiar, and I kept wondering what had impressed me so very much a decade back about this perfectly, well, perfectly adequate light literary thriller.
It was kind of an odd experience, since nothing ever seemed particularly familiar, and I kept wondering what had impressed me so very much a decade back about this perfectly, well, perfectly adequate light literary thriller.
constertruck3000's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
I was genuinely on edge/feeling scared with this book which I think is really impressive on the author’s part. Felt the same sensations as watching a horror film!
tlynnbruster's review against another edition
1.0
Not good at all. Was expecting it to be much more frightening. Terrible read.
dorkphoenixrising's review against another edition
3.0
Note to self: Do not stay up til midnight reading scary books- you will not thank yourself for it! After reading The Woman in Black I went straight into this kind-of-a-sequel-kind-of-not-a-sequel. I got super confused because I thought it was a film tie-in edition (which it says it is) but the author's note explains that the film ends differently... So I guess I'm gonna have to watch the film (dammit). It's clear from the word 'go' that this doesn't even come close in style to Susan Hill's original novel. This instalment is filled with a lot more creepy ass faces than the first so was more scary. I'm so annoyed that Harry died because he was seemingly the one character that had an effect on Jennet; he got over his fear, he was powerful and she couldn't influence him. Then the house falls down on him. I'd like to see a third and final book which gets rid of old pasty-face for definite.
wickedplutoswickedreading's review against another edition
5.0
Extremely creepy. It read a little more like it was made for a movie than it was a book. Maybe because it was based on someone else's idea? Or because it's now a movie......I don't know. Either way, still really creepy. I liked the little bit of character growth. Ending......excellent, thought unnerving.
This was my Book set in Another Country in my reading challenge.
This was my Book set in Another Country in my reading challenge.