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A review by katemc7
The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This has so much potential but missed the mark for me. I would go solid 3. Zo, our FMC, was a little too much for me. I am not discounting the emotional rollercoaster ride she was on, but her swings were all a little too much for me. I had a hard time getting crumbs of what the potential for the magic was vs what was happening. I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole book waiting for something to happen and not a whole lot did. I did like the little town and the outlying characters- I liked Devlin a lot. I want to learn more about vamps as I know Zo does! I liked her BF who tried to support her from afar in her own way. And I also liked her main man from the law firm who was helping her with this transition. I liked the idea of an entire town of witches and the different layers of witches- the light, the dark and the gray. Again there was a lot of potential there but it didn't tie out well in my opinion.
Zo is literally at rock bottom. Her mom has just died from a house fire. She has nowhere to live. She has been living paycheck to paycheck as it is. Now she gets a call from someone in Louisiana claiming she has an inheritance. She decides why not and goes down to get it. She feels the energy and vibe in the small town is off from the jump. And then she finds out what her inheritance is- the creepy gigantic mansion on top of the hill as well as a bunch of money IF she can live in said mansion for 3 years without anyone else living with her. Talk about unexpected. Now she has this new life to contend with. And the hot pool boy/general grounds man who she can't stop making eyes at. She has these women from the town who are lining up to talk with her about what she is now in charge of. She is realizing that there are pieces to this puzzle she doesn't have. She wants answers but can't finds out for another week. She finally gets a glimpse of them from her BF but still feels like she is in the dark. She is feeling all of these things she has never felt before. She is angry and really really sad and these emotions are swinging so much she can't keep up. She is hoping for answers but when they come she has so many more. Will she survive the initiation process? Is she the true heir? Or is there more happening around her than she knows?
I am on the fence about reading the second one. Part of my is intrigued to see if it gets better because second books sometimes have a habit of doing that. The other part of me says not so sure.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Zo is literally at rock bottom. Her mom has just died from a house fire. She has nowhere to live. She has been living paycheck to paycheck as it is. Now she gets a call from someone in Louisiana claiming she has an inheritance. She decides why not and goes down to get it. She feels the energy and vibe in the small town is off from the jump. And then she finds out what her inheritance is- the creepy gigantic mansion on top of the hill as well as a bunch of money IF she can live in said mansion for 3 years without anyone else living with her. Talk about unexpected. Now she has this new life to contend with. And the hot pool boy/general grounds man who she can't stop making eyes at. She has these women from the town who are lining up to talk with her about what she is now in charge of. She is realizing that there are pieces to this puzzle she doesn't have. She wants answers but can't finds out for another week. She finally gets a glimpse of them from her BF but still feels like she is in the dark. She is feeling all of these things she has never felt before. She is angry and really really sad and these emotions are swinging so much she can't keep up. She is hoping for answers but when they come she has so many more. Will she survive the initiation process? Is she the true heir? Or is there more happening around her than she knows?
I am on the fence about reading the second one. Part of my is intrigued to see if it gets better because second books sometimes have a habit of doing that. The other part of me says not so sure.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!