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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
Honestly it's the ultimate unreliable narrator story. Beautifully unpredictable in the best way, you knew there was something wrong every step of the way but the twist was still unpredictable. But not unpredictable in a badly written, just for the thrill way, but an amazingly crafted book. Gripping.
I've never been more confused about how I feel about a book. Lots of things I liked, lots of things I disliked and also a bit of disappointmen because a lot of could have been so much better. There was a lot of potential and it wasn't always fulfilled. But in the end it's a lesbian dark academia book so.
Dark Academia? Sapphic Romance? Ghosts, Murders, and more??? SIGN ME UP. The cover alone has my attention, but throw in everything else? This was a must read for me. The story follows Felicity Morrow, who has just returned to Dalloway School after taking some time off after her girlfriend died. Dalloway School has a past, a past filled with witchcraft, ritual sacrifices, and dead girls. Felicity Morrow moves back into her old house, Godwin House, an exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of the five Dalloway students who were rumored to be witches and had all mysteriously died one after another right on Godwin grounds. Upon moving in Felicity meets Ellis Haley living in her dead girlfriend’s old room. Ellis Haley is a famous author who is currently attending Dalloway school in order to get research for her second book. She is mysterious, gorgeous, and absolutely interested in Felicity for some reason. Felicity believes she is being haunted by her dead girlfriend and that it is all due to the incident that killed her. The more intwined she gets with Ellis the more Ellis pushes her to face this... and the more sinister and dark secrets start to reveal themselves. This was a lush book, the setting and atmosphere was absolutely perfect. I loved the dynamic between Ellis and Felicity and the twist was fun! . I highly recommend this if you are looking for a wonderfully atmospheric dark academia mystery romance thriller!!!
Spoiler
As much as I loved the twist of lovers to enemies, I absolutely wished they had gone through with it together consider.... Felicity’s truths. As Ellis’s book perfectly sums it up a female psychopath falls in love with a woman with equally dark secrets and Ellis and Felicity just work together well
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I originally gravitated towards this book because of the sapphic, witchy, dark academia premise and the promise of a good mystery--what really happened to those girls all those years ago in seemingly unfathomable murders? There's the possibility that our main character, Felicity, has good reason to take this occult stuff seriously when she and her ex-girlfriend Alex may have summoned "something" more real than a party trick? And what about Ellis? A teenage author prodigy who's chosen this particular school and this particular ghost story to latch onto for her new book--will she help Felicity through whatever's been haunting her before the past catches up with her?
Ultimately, the execution felt lacking.
I had trouble truly connecting with any of the characters, the plot became a bit convoluted and the motives shaky, and the mystery I thought I'd signed up for just stayed on the back burner the entire time without any real answers. The romance also left me wanting more, and I wanted Felicity to have someone genuinely help her through her past, not take Ellis's approach.
I also agree with some other reviews I've read after the fact that the POC characters felt like they were only placed in the story to address the systemic racism within a mostly white environment, and the issues surrounding women's mental health could have been addressed with more care.
I feel like I read a different story than the one I thought I was getting, in the end.
Ultimately, the execution felt lacking.
I had trouble truly connecting with any of the characters, the plot became a bit convoluted and the motives shaky, and the mystery I thought I'd signed up for just stayed on the back burner the entire time without any real answers. The romance also left me wanting more, and I wanted Felicity to have someone genuinely help her through her past, not take Ellis's approach.
I also agree with some other reviews I've read after the fact that the POC characters felt like they were only placed in the story to address the systemic racism within a mostly white environment, and the issues surrounding women's mental health could have been addressed with more care.
I feel like I read a different story than the one I thought I was getting, in the end.