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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
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:
N/A
It took me so long to finish this book. Honestly, it was a short book and the writing was easy to fly through, but I just didn’t have the motivation to pick it up again. I would say about 90% of the book is pretty boring and then everything is kind of explained in the last 30 pages. When something is hinted to a character that gives them to an answer to a question, I feel that often it wasn’t logical to assume that’s what it meant and a bit of a stretch. I thought the ending was kind of boring and I was really sad that the romance went nowhere for no reason at all. I like happy endings and it felt like a “we’re fine now” ending. I don’t think anyone ended up with anything valuable at the end, either. I do think the writing from “House of Horrors” was good, and maybe that’s the authors natural writing, but I felt that the writer purposefully made the writing for modern day Maggie worse because she’s “not a writer”.
It's too long, too many repetitions. The ending wasn’t surprising. Honestly, I was just annoyed by the time I finished the book—it was boring.
It’s supposed to be a thriller, but 90% of it is just sounds, weird events, and people trying to figure out what’s going on. The whole plot revolves around “Is it a ghost or not?” And since I didn’t see a paranormal tag, I already knew it wasn’t.
In short: I didn’t like it.
It’s supposed to be a thriller, but 90% of it is just sounds, weird events, and people trying to figure out what’s going on. The whole plot revolves around “Is it a ghost or not?” And since I didn’t see a paranormal tag, I already knew it wasn’t.
In short: I didn’t like it.
mysterious
medium-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:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ideally, I would rate this story overall a 4.5 star read. This book has a very creepy ambiance to it. You definitely get the eerie sense that someone or something is watching you while you read it. I love haunted house stories, real legends or fictional, and I loved the "is it real or is it all a lie" aspect of the story. Would rate this story 5 stars for overall mood, use of setting, and effective use of small town haunted house legend vibes. It was an enjoyable read. I do take off a little bit of points due to the fact that I was able to guess all of the twists in the story, but honestly that is a me problem that I find happens when I read thrillers. I rate based on overall enjoyment though, so not a full 5 star but pretty close to it. Would recommend for those who want a book with a spooky vibe to it and a good mystery.