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A review by rubeusbeaky
Horrid by Katrina Leno
5.0
An incredible gothic horror story about the stages of grief, the cycle of abuse, and women's rage! An ambitious tapestry, sometimes held together with all-too familiar threads (the ghost in the upstairs window, the ball rolling across the floor, a room being ripped apart in the blink of an eye, etc...). Whether the predictable horror beats distract you from enjoying the story as a whole is subjective; personally I was enthralled by all this book had to say. I ate it up! (Ha!)
My one regret is.... Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler... I'm not sure if we're meant to read any mental illness into Jane, or if we're meant to accept that this is a literal ghost story. I don't know if that's intentional on the author's part, or if I'm reading too much in between the lines that was never really intended. I wish I knew, in the end, if this book was literal or all psychological.
My one regret is.... Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler... I'm not sure if we're meant to read any mental illness into Jane, or if we're meant to accept that this is a literal ghost story. I don't know if that's intentional on the author's part, or if I'm reading too much in between the lines that was never really intended. I wish I knew, in the end, if this book was literal or all psychological.