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A review by coralinejones
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
2.0
I don't understand why a bunch of half-assed, cliche, horror shit happened in the way beginning and then the very end it was all but boring, slice-of-life nothingness? I sat through this insufferable family for no reason?
What's funny is that I initially enjoyed the catty family drama. I thought the random back and forth added something slight to the overall picture; making assumptions about how their dynamic would change once the mysteries of the house come to the front. I feel like this NEVERRRR came to fruition.
Everyone was so shit to Anna, in my opinion for no reason, and nobody was held accountable for their actions. They shat on her the entire novel and she barely got to defend herself? She did sometimes but it never worked out in her favor... and don't get me wrong, I understand that this family being unlikable is the point and characters don't need to be likeable or be redeemed but, as stated, this was INSUFFERABLE. I was so tired of this by the end. I wanted to DNF 80% of the way through.
I also won't start up again but nothing was gothic about this novel except the cover.
What's funny is that I initially enjoyed the catty family drama. I thought the random back and forth added something slight to the overall picture; making assumptions about how their dynamic would change once the mysteries of the house come to the front. I feel like this NEVERRRR came to fruition.
Everyone was so shit to Anna, in my opinion for no reason, and nobody was held accountable for their actions. They shat on her the entire novel and she barely got to defend herself? She did sometimes but it never worked out in her favor... and don't get me wrong, I understand that this family being unlikable is the point and characters don't need to be likeable or be redeemed but, as stated, this was INSUFFERABLE. I was so tired of this by the end. I wanted to DNF 80% of the way through.
I also won't start up again but nothing was gothic about this novel except the cover.