A review by cassroberts89
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The first half was so confusing and a little slow. If you pick it up, give yourself at least until the halfway point! The confusion serves a propose, and it’s brilliant. Uncomfortable, but brilliant. I’m not always a fan of books you have to go in blind with, but this was worth it. My feelings throughout the book bounced back and forth from heartbreaking to shocking to infuriating to beautiful. There was absolutely no “figuring it out.” If you think you figured it out, give it a couple of chapters, and then give it a few more chapters. This is not a bait and switch, quick big reveal kind of novel. This is a slow build-up, a trickling realization, a sputtering conclusion. It’s so good. Just read it.
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