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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Okay, first off… WHAT DID I JUST READ?!? I couldn’t put this book down. It was addicting. There were so many twists and turns. So much going on throughout the whole book. I read this as a book club book. We had so many chapters to read a week, and I always wanted to read beyond those chapters. Haven’t read a good haunting book in a long time.
hopeful
mysterious
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
More like a 4.5. I really really liked this book and it was actually creepy…. Granted I read it mostly at night with the lights out lol. My only complaint was that there were parts that didn’t have to be that detailed or slow but it didn’t take away from anything.
What? So anticlimactic but also never really great in the first place & hated how wimpy the audiobook made the main character sound.
Gallows Hill is a spooky little book about a haunted winery and a dark family curse. For the most part, it follows the basic outline of a classic ghost story and as much as that can be a thing to criticize, I think the familiarity also part of the charm. Old house, things going bump in the night, buried secrets. It's nothing new, but it's a proven formula.
Indeed, while my horror-loving heart may have craved for more twists and thrills, I can't say anything terribly bad about my reading of the book. The pacing is a little slow at first, but the story picks up around 50% and wraps up quite nicely in the end. And Darcy Coates writes pleasantly enough that I'd certainly be willing to pick up another book from her.
I consume horror all year long, but if a friend asked me for something atmospheric to read in the dark and gloomy nights in October-November that also wouldn't scar them for life, this would be what I'd recommend.
Indeed, while my horror-loving heart may have craved for more twists and thrills, I can't say anything terribly bad about my reading of the book. The pacing is a little slow at first, but the story picks up around 50% and wraps up quite nicely in the end. And Darcy Coates writes pleasantly enough that I'd certainly be willing to pick up another book from her.
I consume horror all year long, but if a friend asked me for something atmospheric to read in the dark and gloomy nights in October-November that also wouldn't scar them for life, this would be what I'd recommend.
challenging
dark
tense
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
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Coates relies too heavily on the same imagery and uses the same descriptive words repeatedly (running her tongue over lips, licking lips, raspy, gray, and loamy). I’m no author by any means, but it seems synonyms would help.