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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I was really interested in the story, but it was TOOOO LOOOONGGG....
I think it could have been shortened about 5 hours (of the audiobook) without much hardship. I understand althea author's desire for depth, but each vignette could have been its own novella. Yeesh. Took 2 tries but I finally got through it!
I think it could have been shortened about 5 hours (of the audiobook) without much hardship. I understand althea author's desire for depth, but each vignette could have been its own novella. Yeesh. Took 2 tries but I finally got through it!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
This book is long—and not just in page count. At nearly 600 pages, it felt like a never-ending loop of grief, trauma, and… mundane errands. For a novel marketed as “literary horror,” the horror element is extremely sparse and buried under layers of everyday drudgery. There are glimmers of something dark and compelling here, but the pacing is glacial and most of the story only really coheres in the final 50 or so pages.
The prose is beautiful at times, and Enriquez does a great job capturing a heavy, unsettling atmosphere. But the actual plot is stretched so thin it’s hard to stay invested. It’s like being promised a haunted house tour and spending five hours in the driveway reading family medical records.
If you’re expecting a horror novel in any traditional sense—terror, suspense, even just tension—lower your expectations. This is “horror” in the same way a flickering lightbulb in a sad room is horror. If that’s your thing, great. If not, maybe skip this one.
dark
emotional
slow-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
adventurous
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:
Complicated
dark
slow-paced
Wow.
I loved this story. I dont know the last time I read 600 pages in 3 days...but I needed to know what was going to happen. I give this a 4 because of one reason alone, and I am not in the market of spoiling so I will keep it short...the ending is beyond abrupt. I needed, I wanted more. I actually left the read flabbergasted by the force of exit but otherwise I adored this novel.
Should you read it? Absolutely yes. Trigger warnings are necessary as it hits on some touchy topics but does so in a very admirable way. I cannot wait to read more by Enriquez.
I loved this story. I dont know the last time I read 600 pages in 3 days...but I needed to know what was going to happen. I give this a 4 because of one reason alone, and I am not in the market of spoiling so I will keep it short...the ending is beyond abrupt. I needed, I wanted more. I actually left the read flabbergasted by the force of exit but otherwise I adored this novel.
Should you read it? Absolutely yes. Trigger warnings are necessary as it hits on some touchy topics but does so in a very admirable way. I cannot wait to read more by Enriquez.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated