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suneaters's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book made me super bummed. I thought it would be a fun mystery but it left me contemplating my own mortality. Also kind of ridiculous that that many insane lunatics happened to live in the building.
The end where you find out Luke ended up killing her…so she wouldn’t leave? When he meant to scare her? Was honestly weird and unsatisfying. I buy it, but it wasn’t satisfying. And then we find out Will actually killed Jay after stalking him and Kae/Rachel for some time was meh. Why is he even here then was never really answered. Glad Melody made it out ok, but how she did escape Oliver wasn’t really mentioned.
A lot of the apartment dwellers weren’t super memorable aside from Alexei, Clark, and Sabryna. The French people were just depressing. Catalina was a good character though and I enjoyed her.
A lot of the apartment dwellers weren’t super memorable aside from Alexei, Clark, and Sabryna. The French people were just depressing. Catalina was a good character though and I enjoyed her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death, Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Car accident
amobrien's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.
If you're in the mood for a paranormal thriller, I highly recommend The Ghosts of Thorwald Place. It's dark and tense with more than a few horror elements. The paranormal aspect is blended into the mystery well — sometimes when I'm reading a mystery, especially a domestic thriller, I feel like the addition of ghosts pulls away from the story, but this is a story that is 100% benefitted from it. There were some twists that I expected, but there were also many that completely surprised me. Overall, I found this to be a really interesting read, but I would recommend checking the content warnings before diving in.
If you're in the mood for a paranormal thriller, I highly recommend The Ghosts of Thorwald Place. It's dark and tense with more than a few horror elements. The paranormal aspect is blended into the mystery well — sometimes when I'm reading a mystery, especially a domestic thriller, I feel like the addition of ghosts pulls away from the story, but this is a story that is 100% benefitted from it. There were some twists that I expected, but there were also many that completely surprised me. Overall, I found this to be a really interesting read, but I would recommend checking the content warnings before diving in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Mental illness, Blood, and Car accident
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