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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
I read half of this.. the transition between plot points or the introduction of details is too clunky. There is a lot of showing rather than telling. As well, I think there are too many characters and too much genre bending (romance, historical, gothic??) for the mystery or gothic elements to really develop.
3.5 rounded up! love when beautifully haunting stories centered around generations are intertwined with secrets and grief and nods to old hollywood & anna may wong
This story follows generational trauma & mystery.
I did like this story, however i felt like the dual timelines got confusing at times. The past timeline felt more detailed and woven together than the present POV.
I loved the explanation of the house (although rushed) and why it was filled with anger but also left with questions about the history of the house in Ma’s era. How was the house haunted then? Was it just repeated generational trauma and something different haunting the walls back then?
I did read through this pretty quickly in the beginning but was in a major slump in the middle, the end was fast paced but seemed very jumbled. This took me a while to read.
I find myself not remembering much at the end of the book
I did like this story, however i felt like the dual timelines got confusing at times. The past timeline felt more detailed and woven together than the present POV.
I loved the explanation of the house (although rushed) and why it was filled with anger but also left with questions about the history of the house in Ma’s era. How was the house haunted then? Was it just repeated generational trauma and something different haunting the walls back then?
I did read through this pretty quickly in the beginning but was in a major slump in the middle, the end was fast paced but seemed very jumbled. This took me a while to read.
I find myself not remembering much at the end of the book
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very nuanced take on generational trauma, and it’s also easy to see the roots in the author’s cited inspirations, Mexican Gothic and Knives Out. But definitely with its own take on it.
Too sad to reread I think
dark
mysterious
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
A queer haunted house story that Mike Flanagan def needs to get his hands on!
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes