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A review by laughlinesandliterature
The Fall by Bethany Griffin
3.0
*I received this book from Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review*
The Fall was an interesting take on The Fall of the House of Usher. I really liked Madeline and her determination to survive. The book was well-written in a haunting voice, which definitely carried the mystery of the original Edgar Allan Poe story.
The characters were well-written, and I definitely enjoyed Madeline more than any of the others. The house being prescient really creeped me out, and I did end up getting really sucked into the whole story. The one thing that took me awhile to get used to was the flashbacks where the POV changes to a younger Madeline. It definitely added to the story, but it was a little off-putting.
The story did start dragging through the middle, it felt quite repetitive. I think it was supposed to help build up the end, but I wanted to scream “Get on with it!” However, the middle did start to show how evil the house could be. It really showed that the house took in people and twisted and consumed them for its own needs. It was incredibly disturbing, but very enthralling.
The ending was the high point of the story, it really showed the mysterious nature of the house. It was a great gothic novel like the others Bethany Griffin has written. She did a fantastic job setting the mood to be dark and dreary. I would give it 3.5 out of 5 stars, for its intriguing but disturbing nature.
*This review was first posted to Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2014/10/the-fall-by-bethany-griffin-review.html*
The Fall was an interesting take on The Fall of the House of Usher. I really liked Madeline and her determination to survive. The book was well-written in a haunting voice, which definitely carried the mystery of the original Edgar Allan Poe story.
The characters were well-written, and I definitely enjoyed Madeline more than any of the others. The house being prescient really creeped me out, and I did end up getting really sucked into the whole story. The one thing that took me awhile to get used to was the flashbacks where the POV changes to a younger Madeline. It definitely added to the story, but it was a little off-putting.
The story did start dragging through the middle, it felt quite repetitive. I think it was supposed to help build up the end, but I wanted to scream “Get on with it!” However, the middle did start to show how evil the house could be. It really showed that the house took in people and twisted and consumed them for its own needs. It was incredibly disturbing, but very enthralling.
The ending was the high point of the story, it really showed the mysterious nature of the house. It was a great gothic novel like the others Bethany Griffin has written. She did a fantastic job setting the mood to be dark and dreary. I would give it 3.5 out of 5 stars, for its intriguing but disturbing nature.
*This review was first posted to Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2014/10/the-fall-by-bethany-griffin-review.html*