Reviews

La donna in nero by Susan Hill

anthony_sturgeon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

heptapod's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

orang3_w0rld21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Not a bad read. It’s chilling, spooky, and creepy at times. The Woman in Black is such a good antagonist, but once you read the backstory is heartbreaking. It did drag at times and I felt bored with the reading then. It’s very descriptive; while I’m not fully opposed with descriptions, this is very heavy with it, which I think contributed to my boredom in places. 

The movie adaption, I think, elevated the book a bit more. I recommend watching it.

thelibraryoffabrizia's review

4.0

It's a good book, I really liked the victorian-gothic setting,but it was a little bit cliche, I understood how it was gonna end within the first half of the book,the plot twists weren't that good,but overall it was written really well and I like the way it was narrated

0kokokay's review against another edition

4.0

This book was entirely creepy. I've watched the movie and didn't like it at all. So I was quite skeptical about this book but it was 10 times better. The descriptions were so creepy I got goose bumps. It was such a good read. I did find myself skim reading some bits as there were a few detail dumps but otherwise a really good read.

obiathus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Cozy classic story! 

saphirre's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

sim_4520's review against another edition

3.0

This is a nice short horror story, the plot is common to most horror stories which is revenge. But it is depicted in a good way with the scenes contributing to the horror and the ending. it gives me chills.

If you like horror stories must give it a try as it is short and not boring.

nadleoxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Animal death, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders

anredman's review against another edition

4.0

Scary, no. But due to it's brevity and excellent writing, it's a solid four star book.