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A review by listeningtolit
The Cellar by Minette Walters
4.0
Somehow after reading The Sculptress many, many years ago I had completely forgotten about the twisted, macabre themes that Minette Walters explores in her books. When I picked up this book I knew I was in for a wild, vivid ride with no holds barred.
The writing style is immersive and so well crafted. There are no wasted words in The Cellar and such a wonderful, driving plot with deeply flawed and complex character development.
I enjoyed the ride and you can see by the date started and finished I couldn’t leave it alone!
The ending was quite abrupt and didn’t feel quite right to me, enough so that I removed one star. However on the whole this was a challenging and very well crafted novel. I’m looking forward to reading Walters’ entire back catalogue with glee.
One word of warning: these books are not for the faint hearted. Horrifying themes are explored with little sensitivity. For me the almost clinical nature is part of the appeal.
The writing style is immersive and so well crafted. There are no wasted words in The Cellar and such a wonderful, driving plot with deeply flawed and complex character development.
I enjoyed the ride and you can see by the date started and finished I couldn’t leave it alone!
The ending was quite abrupt and didn’t feel quite right to me, enough so that I removed one star. However on the whole this was a challenging and very well crafted novel. I’m looking forward to reading Walters’ entire back catalogue with glee.
One word of warning: these books are not for the faint hearted. Horrifying themes are explored with little sensitivity. For me the almost clinical nature is part of the appeal.