A review by heidibrunney
The September House by Carissa Orlando

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The first 150 pages or so of this book I found to be pretty slow, and was disappointed, thinking I wouldn't end up liking this book I had been excited to read. I was also initially bummed when they started drawing comparisons between the main character's past to what was happening in her current house.

Luckily, about halfway through, this book picks up steam and gets pretty interesting. As much as I didn't want to like the direction the book was going, the author's storytelling just kept convincing me she knew what she was doing, and she won me over. 

I really appreciate the twist this book DIDN'T take at the end, because I think the direction it could have taken is so overused, and I'm glad we got to enjoy the story as it played out.
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