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A review by jjkook13
Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell
2.0
I feel like I am not the right audience for this book.
The start came in strong, and I actually felt creeped out. But when the same thing happened over and over again (disembodied voices, moving dolls, weird cousins), it just became tired and repetitive. At about 30% I just lost interest, and only the want to unfold the mystery kept me leafing through the pages. And then everything was revealed and it's just not worth it. Other readers have praised the fact that the author didn't bother with subtlety, but I think it only made the "twists" ineffective. The aftermath of the revelation was actually good, quick-paced and heart-pounding, but it was quickly followed by the conclusion to the weird sexual tension that had been going on between the protagonist and one of her cousins, which, by the way, was not comfortable to read.
This is the kind of horror that I'm actively trying to avoid, yet I fell into its trap. I blame the Frozen Chars.
The start came in strong, and I actually felt creeped out. But when the same thing happened over and over again (disembodied voices, moving dolls, weird cousins), it just became tired and repetitive. At about 30% I just lost interest, and only the want to unfold the mystery kept me leafing through the pages. And then everything was revealed and it's just not worth it. Other readers have praised the fact that the author didn't bother with subtlety, but I think it only made the "twists" ineffective. The aftermath of the revelation was actually good, quick-paced and heart-pounding, but it was quickly followed by the conclusion to the weird sexual tension that had been going on between the protagonist and one of her cousins, which, by the way, was not comfortable to read.
This is the kind of horror that I'm actively trying to avoid, yet I fell into its trap. I blame the Frozen Chars.