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Strange Houses
by Uketsu
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
"Can you uncover the dark secret of these strange houses? When you do, an unforgettable truth will be revealed."
This is one of the strangest books I've ever read. It's fairly short, I read it in a couple of hours, & it's based around the floorplans of three houses. It's difficult to give a synopsis without giving anything away - I will say that it is dark in tone. It also read very much like true crime rather than a fictional mystery, in fact, I had to doublecheck the genre.
I did think it was farfetched though to have the characters of the author & the architect immediately jump to what seemed an outlandish explanation for the floorplans, only for them to turn out to be right. It was all rather convenient but I suppose it kept things brief. Overall, it wasn't quite what I was expecting but I have another book from the same author in my TBR pile & this has piqued my interest enough that I will be reading it sooner rather than later.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Pushkin Press/Pushkin Vertigo, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
This is one of the strangest books I've ever read. It's fairly short, I read it in a couple of hours, & it's based around the floorplans of three houses. It's difficult to give a synopsis without giving anything away - I will say that it is dark in tone. It also read very much like true crime rather than a fictional mystery, in fact, I had to doublecheck the genre.
I did think it was farfetched though to have the characters of the author & the architect immediately jump to what seemed an outlandish explanation for the floorplans, only for them to turn out to be right. It was all rather convenient but I suppose it kept things brief. Overall, it wasn't quite what I was expecting but I have another book from the same author in my TBR pile & this has piqued my interest enough that I will be reading it sooner rather than later.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Pushkin Press/Pushkin Vertigo, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Murder