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A review by archaicrobin
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I usually enjoy T. Kingfisher's lighthearted horror but something about this one just missed the mark.
The premise sounded so interesting, a woman going to clear out her mean grandma’s hoarded out house in the middle of the woods all alone with no one but a dog? Sounded great!
Unfortunately, it was not great. The main character feels like a self insert by the author and I found her to be boring, dull, and dumb. I listened to the audiobook for this one and the narrator read everything with this snarky, sarcastic, smart ass tone that made listening to this book a true test of my patience.
Our dull main character, Mouse, meets her neighbor who is named Foxy…..and together they start to investigate the weird occurrences in the woods.
This story did not make a lot of sense to me and was very boring. I had to listen at 2x speed just to finish this one I honestly can’t think of one thing I enjoyed. This is not a good book, but is it the worst thing over ever read? No. I’m so glad this isn’t the first book by Kingfisher I read, and I recommend checking out her other books and skipping this one.
The premise sounded so interesting, a woman going to clear out her mean grandma’s hoarded out house in the middle of the woods all alone with no one but a dog? Sounded great!
Unfortunately, it was not great. The main character feels like a self insert by the author and I found her to be boring, dull, and dumb. I listened to the audiobook for this one and the narrator read everything with this snarky, sarcastic, smart ass tone that made listening to this book a true test of my patience.
Our dull main character, Mouse, meets her neighbor who is named Foxy…..and together they start to investigate the weird occurrences in the woods.
This story did not make a lot of sense to me and was very boring. I had to listen at 2x speed just to finish this one I honestly can’t think of one thing I enjoyed. This is not a good book, but is it the worst thing over ever read? No. I’m so glad this isn’t the first book by Kingfisher I read, and I recommend checking out her other books and skipping this one.