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michellewords 's review for:
The House of Last Resort
by Christopher Golden
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Christopher Golden is one of my favorite authors, but unfortunately, The House of Last Resort didn't land for me. ðŸ˜
It's a book about a couple that moved in to an older neighborhood in Italy- one of those 1 euro houses to update and refurbish. Tommy's grandparents live in the neighborhood and Kate was looking for a change. The change they find in their new house is much more terrifying than they expected.
For some reason the 3rd person narrative really felt weird with this book and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it's omniscient but you spend longer periods of time in each characters head? A big part of that also impacted the characters. Our main characters were so flat that I literally couldn't remember their names just now.
Now despite this weird writing choice, there are some really good scenes, where I see the Golden I know and love: creepy shadow figures on the landing, manic rats scurrying in the floor, or crazy geriatrics in some.. . Interesting scenes.
It's a fine book, but I wanted more. I don't think I would recommend it in casual conversation.
It's a book about a couple that moved in to an older neighborhood in Italy- one of those 1 euro houses to update and refurbish. Tommy's grandparents live in the neighborhood and Kate was looking for a change. The change they find in their new house is much more terrifying than they expected.
For some reason the 3rd person narrative really felt weird with this book and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it's omniscient but you spend longer periods of time in each characters head? A big part of that also impacted the characters. Our main characters were so flat that I literally couldn't remember their names just now.
Now despite this weird writing choice, there are some really good scenes, where I see the Golden I know and love: creepy shadow figures on the landing, manic rats scurrying in the floor, or crazy geriatrics in some.. . Interesting scenes.
It's a fine book, but I wanted more. I don't think I would recommend it in casual conversation.