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House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
3.0
dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

You know what, this wasn't half bad for a debut. Definitely YA though, I'm sorry. And the vibe is quite Rachel Gillig-ish.

From the world to the characters to the twists, none of this was particularly exciting to me. It needed that extra step to really shine - some rendering, if you will. The romance was dreadfully annoying as well. But I did like how the twist was done and the last 10% of the book was certainly it's highlight, meaning the pacing was quite poor. The whole middle section drags too much.

I'm not too mad at it though, I sense potential here. Michelle Wong could give us some solid work in a couple years I think.