A review by viktoriab
Sundial by Catriona Ward

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Reading this book took me a long time, but I binged most of it in one day. At first, you might think it's slow but oh boy, does that change later! Sundial is a story of family, upbringing, magic, nature vs nurture and a ton of other things. I'm not including any description of the plot because I feel like everyone should just experience it for themselves. Please check trigger warnings if you have any! I can't stop thinking about this story and everything that happened in it. It was extremely vivid, real and scary. I don't know if it should be classified as horror or thriller because it seems to fit both of these categories - if you read The Last House on Needless Street you probably understand what I mean. The plot twists in this book, the reveals, the memories slowly being revealed, it was all amazing and the last plot twist made me up my rating a star! Giving it 4 stars just because the beginning was a little bit slow and I wasn't a fan of the "book inside a book" parts (that might change if I ever decide to reread this book).

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me a chance to read this book early!
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