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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes
The Haunting of Ashburn House has been described as a "Cozy Horror" haunted house book. We follow a young twenty something female with a cat who has inherited a mansion in a small town out of the blue. The main character is kind of an unreliable narrator as she has never been able to get a leg up on life; she's down on her luck financially, personally, professionally, etc. As an egocentric American, I thought this book was based in the US, so it took me a minute to unwrap my mind from American colloquialisms to foreign ones. I loved her dedication as a pet parent, and identified with her willingness to go above and beyond for her fur baby. There is a point when shit hits the fan that I had such a visceral reaction that I could see it in my mind so vividly that I could see Margot Robbie in the role as Adrienne it was when the pictures started changing in the hallway ! Darcy Coates does an excellent job in describing the house and the town, that I was easily able to place myself there (after getting over the fact it wasn't based in the US lol). I think this would be a great introduction to horror for people like me who haven't spent a lot of time in the genre.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Spooky. I don’t normally read ghost stories, but I heard good things about this and picked it up. I enjoyed the suspense throughout the book but couldn’t take it seriously near the end. I think I’ll stick to thrillers about human murderers with no supernatural elements. This was fun for a change though.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked this. There were some parts that really creeper me out. I went back and forth the entire book whether Edith was evil or not. I was ok with the ending, even though I thought the trope they used was a bit of a cop out.
mysterious
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Oh my freaking God!!!! I loved this!!!! It was soooo creepy! I read other reviews of it not being creepy or scary and I was like, did we read the same book!? Because I was so creeeped out, I didn't see any of that coming! 5/5!!