A review by bookish_bry
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The beginning of this book was so very intriguing. I love that the main character never is named and it really emphasizes how she's in the shadow of Rebecca. Rebecca's name is on the cover of the book, but the character we follow never even is named. It's such a great way to tell a story.

This novel was shaping up to be a knock out 5 star, but the plot twist wasn't to my taste.
Max's murder of Rebecca wasn't really... justified enough. Sure. She sucked (according to Max), but our main character probably should have questioned that a bit more. I honestly was disappointed by Rebbeca being framed as the devil incarnated. I think she should have had flaws that were slowly discovered, but it kind of undermines the main character's journey to finding her place in Max's life after Rebecca when she eventually learns it's fine because Max never loved her anyway.


I did like the end and the fact that the epilogue was the beginning. Despite some things not being exactly to my taste, I still loved this book and the writing style was superb even when I didn't like the plot direction. 
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