A review by yviie_reads
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco

4.0

I haven't really been in the mood for reading anything at all lately ... however, I do wanted to get back into reading again and because it's October already (Halloween, yay!) and the only genre that remotely interested me was (YA) horror, I just had to start this book. I devoured the first 50% in one sitting and read way past into the night - actually it was morning already, oops - and even though I took a break of a week or so before I continued, I was as fascinated and excited about it as at the beginning.

I've already read a few YA horror books and have a few favorites and The Girl From The Well is definitely gonna join this list! It's creepy and scary and feels like a really well-made movie back when they still scared the crap out of me, oooh yes! How about I share what I liked most? Sounds good? So here we go!

1. Okiku:
She's such a great character and even though she did terrible things, I adore her. Maybe I shouldn't but in this case I can't look at it any differently - I'm like Tark here. #sorrynotsorry I liked that she's not this typical ghost that just seeks revenge or is just friendly and good. She's both of this and I liked the balance between being good and evil.

2. Okiku being "bad":
I have to mention this seperately because I really ... liked? enjoyed? - that sounds so wrong - those scenes. I don't wanna spoil anything in case you want to read the book too but they just felt satisfying. They deserved it.

3. The mind games:
Like, there's so much I didn't understand at first - I assumed I know what's going on but most of the time I was wrong and fooled, which I liked a lot! Yes, sometimes it really is predictable but there are definitely a few things you won't see coming.

Anyone who's familiar with the movies The Ring and The Grudge and actually liked them will love this book! It's equally frightening and has brilliant characters that handle all of this "ghost stuff" accordingly, in my opinion. I would freak out, to be honest, but I'm a whimp so that's to be expected. I'd definitely recommend reading it and already can't wait to dive into the second book!

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