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laceycantyousee's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kesterstichti's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
galexywitch's review against another edition
dark
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
2.5
I didn’t hate this book, but I had one problem with it that honestly ruined my enjoyment. I just could not understand the main character’s motivation. I mean, she goes through ALL THAT for…..a man she barely knows who keeps lying directly to her face, when the option of not having to deal with any of it is a very very viable option given the circumstances. I just cannot rationalize why she did all that she did. That just really really took me out of the story so I had an hard time caring about what was going on. Otherwise it wasn’t bad, just mediocre, but I did enjoy the gothic, haunted house vibes.
humblebee20's review against another edition
3.0
There was a cool book here in concept, but it failed to deliver. The setting and building up of the world's laws were cool, but quickly nosedived when *spoilers* magic is brought into the picture *spoilers* . From that point on, I lost all interest and yet the book drags on for much too long as Jane just freaks out for 200 of 400 pages. Had a different explanation or execution been used, maybe I would have enjoyed it more, but as is, I wasn't sold.
erintowner's review against another edition
3.0
The story was engaging and I kept reading to find out what happened. The thing is, the book keeps contradicting itself and not in a way that makes sense. Other horror books do this in a way that adds to the story but it felt to me like the author didn't know what they wanted to be true. I kept getting lost in Jane's thought and having to re-read passages. The characters made a lot of silly decisions.
francisfrancis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mollyvh's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 I went back and forth a lot about if I would round up or down. I settled on down since it wasn't a book I loved enough to give the full 4 stars. Atmospheric and spooky but felt pretty slow. I loved the ghostly elements and a creepy old house full of mystery and secrets but the pacing really was too slow for me. If you like atmospheric haunted houses definitely worth giving this book a read.