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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“For Felicity, I did it all for you.”
Okay, where do I start? Am I rewriting this again? . . . Yes.
I initially wanted to give this novel four stars, but the more I ponder and look back upon it the more I began to lean towards three.
Let's begin by discussing our setting. I adored the boarding school and Godwin House. The theoretical ties to Emily Dickenson, which I wish were more properly explored. And the death of the Galloway Five. However, a map might've been nice.
Secondly, the characters. I really enjoyed watching Felicity's journey through PTSD and her incapability to properly recall the exact events of her girlfriend's death outside of knowing she had killed her herself. Alex was an enjoyable character as well, and given plenty of motive to be the vengeful ghost that Felicity felt was stalking her constantly (even though I still argue it was the released soul from the ouija board that was never discussed again. . . of course). Clara was also enjoyable to the most part, and was Alex's doppelganger throughout the series. Kajal was really a placeholder character and I still do not really understand what her purpose was in the series other than to provide another girl in the house and a reason to add diversity. -__- Finally, we have Ellis. . . all I'm gonna say is she's a yandere author.
Lastly, we have the plot. The lackluster plot. So what happened? I think the author has a similar writing process that I do. In the sense that it's easier to imagine introduction and conclusions than the build up to the climax, causing the middle to feel more like filler than actual plot. The introduction was incredibly strong convincing you that maybe more than one ghost was on the loose seeking vengeance and the promise (roughly quoted) "I will kill you." I wanted this plot to continue. However, we instead received what felt like a hodge-podge strong conclusion to a different novel where
What I initially perceived as my next favorite novel, has seemingly fallen apart at the threads, but it was still an enjoyable enough ride to be given three stars. Thus ends my rant and opinions.
TW: Death of significant other / friends, blood / gore, & occult.
Okay, where do I start? Am I rewriting this again? . . . Yes.
I initially wanted to give this novel four stars, but the more I ponder and look back upon it the more I began to lean towards three.
Let's begin by discussing our setting. I adored the boarding school and Godwin House. The theoretical ties to Emily Dickenson, which I wish were more properly explored. And the death of the Galloway Five. However, a map might've been nice.
Secondly, the characters. I really enjoyed watching Felicity's journey through PTSD and her incapability to properly recall the exact events of her girlfriend's death outside of knowing she had killed her herself. Alex was an enjoyable character as well, and given plenty of motive to be the vengeful ghost that Felicity felt was stalking her constantly (even though I still argue it was the released soul from the ouija board that was never discussed again. . . of course). Clara was also enjoyable to the most part, and was Alex's doppelganger throughout the series. Kajal was really a placeholder character and I still do not really understand what her purpose was in the series other than to provide another girl in the house and a reason to add diversity. -__- Finally, we have Ellis. . . all I'm gonna say is she's a yandere author.
Lastly, we have the plot. The lackluster plot. So what happened? I think the author has a similar writing process that I do. In the sense that it's easier to imagine introduction and conclusions than the build up to the climax, causing the middle to feel more like filler than actual plot. The introduction was incredibly strong convincing you that maybe more than one ghost was on the loose seeking vengeance and the promise (roughly quoted) "I will kill you." I wanted this plot to continue. However, we instead received what felt like a hodge-podge strong conclusion to a different novel where
Spoiler
Clara dies by the hands of our local yandere Ellis who did it all for the sake of love and having a realistic conclusion to her book before dying at the hands of Felicity in the same way she murdered her girlfriend. Then we get a fast forward three years later where Felicity has never so much as touched a prison cell and is holding Ellis' book published with the haunting dedication that I have so lovingly tacked as the introduction to this review.What I initially perceived as my next favorite novel, has seemingly fallen apart at the threads, but it was still an enjoyable enough ride to be given three stars. Thus ends my rant and opinions.
TW: Death of significant other / friends, blood / gore, & occult.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It wasn’t a bad book. It felt like the author put a lot of research heart and soul into it. The ending was good and worth sticking with it - but I did struggle during the middle- the characters are pretty unsympathetic and there wasn’t much action or going’s on. Mostly a lot of traipsing about the house with books and a lot of underage drinking. However (purposely) we have unreliable narrator and a bit of a mystery or two so it kept me reading to the end. I wish there’d been more of the witchcraft in it.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Predictable
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The second half was truly gripping but there was absolutely no reason for the author to wait that long. It's seems like all the tension built up in the Novel whether it was romantic between the two main characters or the suspense of resolution of crime the resolution seemed unfulfilling. The relationship had too short of a lifespan to warrant the 100 pages leading up to it's culmination and the stories resolve was boring and unoriginal. The ending was simply a decision the author took, there was a lack of premeditative Details to make it seem showing yet so easily predictable. The author poses some interest question to reader but they don't seem intentional, rather accidental products of sloppy writing.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
I hate to say it, but it was pretty boring. The ending was a bit predictable, but it was nicely written in certain ways, so eh? I’d never tell someone not to read it, but I’ll also never suggest it.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
