A review by skylarkblue1
The House at the End of the Sea by Victoria M. Adams

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Representations: https://trello.com/c/eaeLp1FJ/106-the-house-at-the-end-of-the-sea-by-victoria-m-adams

This was quite a quick read, I think my only criticism is the length of the book wasn't quite enough to tackle all the topics it tried to. A lot seems to happen off-screen, reveals and twists have to be resolved very fast, and I'm honestly not sure over how many days this takes place but it feels like only a couple despite everything happening really quickly.

I loved the characters, they did feel mostly flat but I liked especially the kids anyway. The adults, really felt like there was way too many of them and most of them served to only progress the plot a little or fit into a single scene and that was it. There was quite a lot of character development, but again it felt pretty rushed.

The story I did really quite enjoy though and the magical world as well. It didn't feel overly unique, but it was pretty tense and intriguing! The magical creatures as well I felt where pretty neat characters and I'll be honest, some of them felt more rounded out than the main characters!

I think if you want a nice, simple, coast-side magical tale that's a quick read you'll like this. If you're wanting something deeper and something that explores the proposed themes more, you might want something else.
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