marstarr 's review for:

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I adored this book. It was beautifully written and engaging, at times terrifying and at times darkly funny and I truly had no idea what to expect the whole time. An unreliable narrator is tricky to write at the best of times, let alone three of them, but Ward does an absolutely stunning job here.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt