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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
My second book of Carol Goodman. Like the first one, I can't seem to bring myself to care for the main character. The mystery plot involves a lot of coincidences, and is easily guessed that I just wanted to get it over with already. Plus as someone from a tropical country in a big city, the more is said of the setting the more confused I become.
I really liked the descriptions of the lake, though. It is a hum that is always present in all the scenes even when they do not unfold there. It breathes and pulls, a living thing in its own.
I really liked the descriptions of the lake, though. It is a hum that is always present in all the scenes even when they do not unfold there. It breathes and pulls, a living thing in its own.
Gotta love some dark academia. The writing was intriguing. I could feel the remote, cold, dark girls school on the upstate NY lake. The descriptions of the lake were so good it seemed alive and a main character.
However, the overall story was average. The mystery was lacking. In perhaps a form of self-preservation, I didn't identify with any of the girls, and I became numb to the soooooo many mentions of suicide. By the end, I was happy to leave that school and the characters behind.
However, the overall story was average. The mystery was lacking. In perhaps a form of self-preservation, I didn't identify with any of the girls, and I became numb to the soooooo many mentions of suicide. By the end, I was happy to leave that school and the characters behind.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is probably one of my favorite books. I read it years ago at a family members recommendation. I have now read most of what Carol Goodman has written.
What resonates with me is the fact that in knowing the area that is the setting for the school; I have created my own vision of where Hart lake is and the secrets it holds.
What resonates with me is the fact that in knowing the area that is the setting for the school; I have created my own vision of where Hart lake is and the secrets it holds.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Incest, Violence, Murder
Minor: Sexual content
dark
emotional
tense
This book is a masterclass in tension, restraint, and resolution up until the very last chapter.
Three Sisters by The Divine Comedy
Three Sisters by The Divine Comedy
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
The quote on this book compared it to Donna Tartt's The Secret History, which I'd just come off of reading and was hungry for more. This book, however, did not deliver. It did take place at a boarding school, and it was a mystery, but it wasn't terribly well written or well mysteried. Not bad, but certainly not up to the comparable story it promised.
I forgot to shelf this book but it was very disturbing...I quite liked it.