A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—” ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ

The first 3 chapters filled me with such dread. I felt so uneasy. It kept that hostility throughout and though I felt uncomfortable from the creepy atmosphere, I ended up blitzing through the rest, in the 2nd week of book club. I couldn't get through it quick enough.

As soon as Sophie got to her families house in Skye, the house and inhabitants just felt so wrong... I felt scared reading about the littlest sister and that bloody parrot!

There was some definite descriptions of mental health that aren't very PC today and I think, had it been written a few years later, it would have taken the topic with more tenderness. I don't like how mental illness was used as a plot device... it was like "blame it on the crazies", which isn't fair.

Some of the characters urked me, but despite having a pretty much full unlikeable cast, it didn't diminish my enjoyment.

Overall, I was thoroughly scared and enjoyed the direction the story went. The tense atmosphere and creepy haunted house/possessed doll classic, was modernised very well and entertained me all the way through.


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