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kendallreadsitall 's review for:
The Vacancy in Room 10
by Seraphina Nova Glass
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After thoroughly enjoying On A Quiet Street and The Vanishing Hour, I was highly anticipating The Vacancy in Room 10. One thing I can applaud Nova Glass on is perfectly describing each setting. I could visualize The Sycamore perfectly, smell the smells, hear the sounds, and each place in this lower income community felt unique.
This story was told in two POVs, Cass and Anna. Cass found herself as the apartment handy-woman, trading a place to stay to manage the complex after her big shot realtor husband had an affair and essentially booted her to the curb. Anna arrived at The Sycamore after her husband, Henry, committed suicide, and she decided to stay in his apartment/art studio to not only clean it out, but also see what he saw in this dingy, dirty place.
Unfortunately, this story fell flat. The characters were flat and mostly not likable. I actually couldn’t wait for Anna’s chapters to end because she was so stuck in her own bubble, making assumptions about other characters that didn’t even make sense, and was honestly just rude. All of the characters, other than sweet Frank Sinatra, were not built up enough to become likable to the reader. The plot just kept going in circles with the two women trying put puzzle pieces together on the same puzzle by overly ruminating until they finally came together to find the last piece, which made the pacing so slow and boring, not at all like the other books I’d loved by this author.
Overall, is this a bad read? Not at all. I think a lot of people would like it, but in my opinion, this is my least favorite from Seraphina.
This story was told in two POVs, Cass and Anna. Cass found herself as the apartment handy-woman, trading a place to stay to manage the complex after her big shot realtor husband had an affair and essentially booted her to the curb. Anna arrived at The Sycamore after her husband, Henry, committed suicide, and she decided to stay in his apartment/art studio to not only clean it out, but also see what he saw in this dingy, dirty place.
Unfortunately, this story fell flat. The characters were flat and mostly not likable. I actually couldn’t wait for Anna’s chapters to end because she was so stuck in her own bubble, making assumptions about other characters that didn’t even make sense, and was honestly just rude. All of the characters, other than sweet Frank Sinatra, were not built up enough to become likable to the reader. The plot just kept going in circles with the two women trying put puzzle pieces together on the same puzzle by overly ruminating until they finally came together to find the last piece, which made the pacing so slow and boring, not at all like the other books I’d loved by this author.
Overall, is this a bad read? Not at all. I think a lot of people would like it, but in my opinion, this is my least favorite from Seraphina.