mbr135 's review for:

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
4.5
challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can see how this one would be polarizing. I thought “do I like this?” and “wtf is going on?” and “why is everyone so nonchalant?! I am CHALANT!” basically the entire time, which worked for me.