Reviews

The Possession of Mr. Cave by Matt Haig

alanassine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

arya3155's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

dakotavander's review against another edition

4.0

✨ 🔒 The Possession of Mr. Cave by Matt Haig 🔒 ✨ 

When a man’s wife and son dies years a part he is left with his only daughter and innate desire to protect her at all cost. What lengths will he go to to keep her safe?

“The Possession of Mr. Cave” is my 4th book by Matt Haig that I’ve read in the past year and a half and it has cemented him as one of my must-read authors. I loved how this book showed a brilliant decent into madness that continuously escalated. Although I felt like I knew where the book was going the journey there was great. 

Have you read any Matt Haig? Which is your favorite?

aclement's review against another edition

2.0

2.5⭐️

myahkerr's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.75

chloebarnett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jhains's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Struggle with this book even though I usual love matt haig, I knew how it was going to end by the way the book was going, there was some good twists, but overall didn't enjoy this book

salzaaa's review against another edition

dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lmurphy93's review against another edition

5.0

I’m not sure what it is about Matt Haig, but I just adore his writing. I appreciate his honesty about grief, even the ugliest sides of it.

Typically I do not enjoy books where the main character is so darn unlikeable. But, Haig crafted Terrance in such a way I just had to hang on to see what came of him.

divroyalty's review against another edition

4.0

So so dark. An absolutely thrilling read though I couldn't really put it down and finished it in a few hours. The first person narrative does get tiring after a while though but the content is too addictive to give up.