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ailynobaire 's review for:
Greenglass House
by Kate Milford
I’m sorry to say, not an enjoyable read. Not a page went by without some digression or interruption. Characters repeatedly ask unnecessary questions or crack jokes when silence would better suit them. In this way it is a chore to read.
At any given moment it was difficult to follow what exactly was going on in the mystery. The pieces did not fit together like they should in a mystery—with precision and satisfaction. Useless opinions and backstories are given ad nauseam; they muddle it all up.
All that can be commended is that it succeeds in achieving its cozy winter cabin feeling. However even this is ruined by the bickering pool of characters. They bother you when all you want to do is chill out by the fire.
I would’ve put it down by the 10th page if I hadn’t been reading it with my 11-year-old cousins for our book club. They didn’t like it either.
Sorry for the strong words. It’s not as bad as I’m making it out to be. The prose at least is competent and there are brief moments of momentum and clarity. It just needed 20 more drafts and 200 less pages.
At any given moment it was difficult to follow what exactly was going on in the mystery. The pieces did not fit together like they should in a mystery—with precision and satisfaction. Useless opinions and backstories are given ad nauseam; they muddle it all up.
All that can be commended is that it succeeds in achieving its cozy winter cabin feeling. However even this is ruined by the bickering pool of characters. They bother you when all you want to do is chill out by the fire.
I would’ve put it down by the 10th page if I hadn’t been reading it with my 11-year-old cousins for our book club. They didn’t like it either.
Sorry for the strong words. It’s not as bad as I’m making it out to be. The prose at least is competent and there are brief moments of momentum and clarity. It just needed 20 more drafts and 200 less pages.