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The Haunting by Natasha Preston

2 reviews

pink_princess_24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Torture, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Kidnapping, and Cursing

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Racism, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Hate crime

greatexpectations77's review

dark mysterious 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? No

2.75

I really wanted to like this book because I thought the plot was really interesting. But it didn't work.  The characters were really sarcastic and unperturbed that their friends were truly dropping like flies. There's a dead person found in the first 3% of the audiobook, before there's any time to settle in or get connected to any characters or really care about anyone. There could have been much more developing of characterizations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Gun violence