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A review by ceruleanjen
The House of Dead Maids by Patrick Arrasmith, Clare B. Dunkle
2.0
This book is geared more toward middle grade though I found in the Young Adult section, but I decided to read on. The cover is what drew me, though the synopsis sounded interesting. And although I personally hated Wuthering Heights, I decided to read it anyway.
This was one of those books that took me a while to get through, even though it's short in length. The author failed to hook me at the beginning and I just felt "meh" about the entire story and most of the characters.
The only character I truly liked was Himself. The main character, Tabby, got on my nerves. She was so self-righteous that I wanted to strangle her most of the time. While her faith did eventually come in handy, I still didn't care for her.
And while the illustrations before each chapter are kind of creepy, this book wasn't as creepy as I was expecting. The plot near the end made little sense to me, especially concerning the tie to Wuthering Heights.
Not the worst book I've ever read, but I don't plan on ever re-reading it nor recommending. Could have been better.
This was one of those books that took me a while to get through, even though it's short in length. The author failed to hook me at the beginning and I just felt "meh" about the entire story and most of the characters.
The only character I truly liked was Himself. The main character, Tabby, got on my nerves. She was so self-righteous that I wanted to strangle her most of the time. While her faith did eventually come in handy, I still didn't care for her.
And while the illustrations before each chapter are kind of creepy, this book wasn't as creepy as I was expecting. The plot near the end made little sense to me, especially concerning the tie to Wuthering Heights.
Not the worst book I've ever read, but I don't plan on ever re-reading it nor recommending. Could have been better.