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Looking Glass Sound
by Catriona Ward
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Going in to this read I anticipated a similar journey and descent into horror as experienced when reading Last House on Needless Street, but it wasn't. It was much more meandering and disorienting, and felt closer to a thriller than horror. Multiple narrative perspectives morphing into one another vs. a singular voice also contribute to the disorientation.
Initially I found the MC's narration whiney and irritating, which makes sense as he was a self-pitying teen boy, but pushing through my initial dislike I found the characters and their interactions genuine. The story itself is retold in each act of the book through different narratives and that's where Catriona's style shines through, but I personally found it confusing. Are they different narrators, or is the narrator so unreliable that this new reality is a delusion? Which reality are we in now, or was this all a delusion?
Overall, it was just ok for me.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ALC.
Initially I found the MC's narration whiney and irritating, which makes sense as he was a self-pitying teen boy, but pushing through my initial dislike I found the characters and their interactions genuine. The story itself is retold in each act of the book through different narratives and that's where Catriona's style shines through, but I personally found it confusing. Are they different narrators, or is the narrator so unreliable that this new reality is a delusion? Which reality are we in now, or was this all a delusion?
Overall, it was just ok for me.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ALC.