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A review by nataliii
Malice House by Megan Shepherd
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
”Nights in Malice lasted sixty long hours, but the night that Malice House burned felt interminable.”
No. shit. 😅 I can see why someone would/could like this book, but the few interesting bits did not save this from being mostly a slog for me. Shallow characterization over all and the stronger plot elements being placed too far apart with what sometimes felt like filler in between had me feeling bored often and made finishing the book a chore by the time I got that far.
The characters and stories from “The Bedtime Book of Stories for Monsters” outshone the real world by far and I wish they would have been supported by the main story more. This was definitely where the dark and spooky themes were most successful, but I wouldn’t say they were actually scary.
Thank you to Hyperion Avenue and NetGalley for an eARC of this book.
No. shit. 😅 I can see why someone would/could like this book, but the few interesting bits did not save this from being mostly a slog for me. Shallow characterization over all and the stronger plot elements being placed too far apart with what sometimes felt like filler in between had me feeling bored often and made finishing the book a chore by the time I got that far.
The characters and stories from “The Bedtime Book of Stories for Monsters” outshone the real world by far and I wish they would have been supported by the main story more. This was definitely where the dark and spooky themes were most successful, but I wouldn’t say they were actually scary.
Thank you to Hyperion Avenue and NetGalley for an eARC of this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gore
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Animal death