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A review by spookysoto
The Uninvited by Cat Winters
3.0
Rating: 3.5 I liked it a lotđ.
Feelings/ Emotions : Surprised, intrigued, moved.
Recommended if you like: Historical fiction, romance, paranormal stories, character driven stories.
Would I read something else from this author?: Maybe.
2018âs Around the year in 52 books: #20, A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends.
The uninvited is a history set in the USA in 1918, in the middle of the Spanish flu pandemic, one of the deadliest in human history. We follow Ivy, she and all the women in her family have the ability to see ghosts when a loved one is about to die.
I enjoyed it a lot, it was very atmospheric and educational, I havenât read almost anything about this time period âWar War Iâ and knew nothing about this pandemic. It was saddening to read about the anti immigrant sentiment âmostly geared toward Germans â, misplaced patriotism, paranoia and all the horrific acts human beings are capable of because of fear, ignorance, power or war. Whatâs even more saddening is that this is still going on, itâs cyclic, whatâs different is the war and the ethnic origin of those suffering from the discrimination and persecution.
In the middle of all of this thereâs a compelling love story, an interesting array of side characters, and the paranormal stuff. I was expecting more ghost, and that to be the focus, so I felt the premise and title was very misleading.
I was immersed in it but I like more plot driven stories, so this dragged a bit for me and was a tad too repetitive, I was almost bored in some parts. Ivy got on my nerves because of her indecision. Nela and Addie also bothered me a lot because they were too demanding of Ivy. I also think it took too long to wrap things up.
In the end I do recommend it if you like slower paced stories, historical fiction and donât mind some supernatural sprinkled in.
Feelings/ Emotions : Surprised, intrigued, moved.
Recommended if you like: Historical fiction, romance, paranormal stories, character driven stories.
Would I read something else from this author?: Maybe.
2018âs Around the year in 52 books: #20, A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends.
The uninvited is a history set in the USA in 1918, in the middle of the Spanish flu pandemic, one of the deadliest in human history. We follow Ivy, she and all the women in her family have the ability to see ghosts when a loved one is about to die.
I enjoyed it a lot, it was very atmospheric and educational, I havenât read almost anything about this time period âWar War Iâ and knew nothing about this pandemic. It was saddening to read about the anti immigrant sentiment âmostly geared toward Germans â, misplaced patriotism, paranoia and all the horrific acts human beings are capable of because of fear, ignorance, power or war. Whatâs even more saddening is that this is still going on, itâs cyclic, whatâs different is the war and the ethnic origin of those suffering from the discrimination and persecution.
In the middle of all of this thereâs a compelling love story, an interesting array of side characters, and the paranormal stuff. I was expecting more ghost, and that to be the focus, so I felt the premise and title was very misleading.
Spoiler
Until it wasnât! I have to admit I didnât see the twist coming, I guess I had given up on the paranormal side of the story. I mean, I knew Daniel was dead a minute before it was revealed (what a genius!đ„), and once it was revealed it was natural for me to expect Ivy and the rest of the characters to be dead toođ. I loved that, and itâs the reason I gave it an additional half star.I was immersed in it but I like more plot driven stories, so this dragged a bit for me and was a tad too repetitive, I was almost bored in some parts. Ivy got on my nerves because of her indecision. Nela and Addie also bothered me a lot because they were too demanding of Ivy.
Spoiler
Of course, once you find out theyâre dead you can understand their behavior.In the end I do recommend it if you like slower paced stories, historical fiction and donât mind some supernatural sprinkled in.