Reviews

Het huis aan de Herengracht by Jessie Burton

eujichinaejr's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

booktwitcher23's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

readingbetweenthenotes's review against another edition

mysterious reflective

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

hphipps's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.75

gabbyrossetti's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Very readable. Still no more is given away about the actual miniaturist, but the exploration of gendered and racial oppression was interesting, and I liked that it was more about family than relationships. 

georgie_mb's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I did enjoy this, but not as much as the first one. I do agree with comments that it definitely wasn’t as gripping, it kind of skated along at its own pace. 

I did find Thea slightly annoying, and found I was still rooting for Nella more as this went along. Definitely an interesting take on continuing the story, but it didn’t quite live up to the first one.

morrisag1's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.75

karlijntje_mandarijntje's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

nickymikwoo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

divingbelle's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75