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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Lightly chilling, and definitely well recreated the style of an earlier era. The problem with that is the structure of sentences becomes so elaborate that it can be an awkward read. I liked the book still but it is a bit laborious.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A bit of a lacklustre ghost story- the ghost just didn’t seem that frightening and her reasons and actions were… confusing considering her motivations. Disappointing
The reason I decided to read this book was because I want to see the film and I cannot see an adaptation until I have read the book.
I am not a fan of older style horror and found this book really difficult to get into. Although it is a short story the first two or three chapters are there purely to set the scene and are a little bit slow, however once I got through them I finished the rest of the book within a few hours. The story is easy to follow and to be honest I figured out the basic plot line early on. Even though this was the case it didn't stop me from enjoying the rest of the book, the writing was brilliant and full of imagery that pulled you into the situation and into the turmoil that the protagonist was going through.
Finally if you are not a fan of old style horror I feel that this is a perfect book in order to taste the genre.
I am not a fan of older style horror and found this book really difficult to get into. Although it is a short story the first two or three chapters are there purely to set the scene and are a little bit slow, however once I got through them I finished the rest of the book within a few hours. The story is easy to follow and to be honest I figured out the basic plot line early on. Even though this was the case it didn't stop me from enjoying the rest of the book, the writing was brilliant and full of imagery that pulled you into the situation and into the turmoil that the protagonist was going through.
Finally if you are not a fan of old style horror I feel that this is a perfect book in order to taste the genre.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Grief
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
got impatient with the writing at times. probably just not my kinda thing. glad it was short though.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes