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Hare House by Sally Hinchcliffe

3 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

caitsidhe's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Hare House is a well-written and characterised Gothic set in the modern day. Our main character is a repressed, haunted woman escaping from a traumatic event. She moves to Hare House and become embroiled in the emotional difficulties of Grant and Cass, who live in the manor house.

I really liked this book. The prose fits the story well and the unnamed narrator is a great gothic protagonist - she resembles the main character in the Turn of The Screw, being an unreliable narrator with a history, repressed sexual desire, and notably a hatred of the blooming sexuality of young women. 

The tension in Hare House builds slowly through careful use of atmosphere and horrific events. Cass is a fascinating character and very accurate for a traumatised 17 year old - in equal parts charming, annoying, and disturbing, all of those filtered through the faulty interpretation of the narrator.

The ending is creepy, and it doesn't leave everything nicely wrapped up and explained.

Recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Classism

rcsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

This was one of those books where when I put it down I didn't really care enough to pick it up again. I was basically just reading it at bedtime so that it would end.
 The pace is too slow and if you're going to be an unreliable narrator at least try to trick me into liking you or caring at all about what happens to you. 
 Also, the ending was too ambiguous and left to many questions that didn't make a lot of sense.
 It was alright, I guess. Meh!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death and Death of parent