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A review by kalleigh
The Birdcage by Eve Chase
2.0
I had a hard time with this one as the genres for it were “horror”, “mystery”, “gothic”, “thriller”, etc. and it was absolutely none of those things. So because of that, I felt disappointed when I got to the end as I kept waiting for said themes.
There was one scene that had potential to fit some of these boxes but then it turned into reasonable adults talking it out and everything was fine.
This is a story about a family who had a bad day in 1999 and struggled to move past it. Even the bad day didn’t need to be built up as much as it was. I’m not sure why all of the secrecy throughout… it all pretty much lead to nothing.
There were some characters that were meant to be red herrings but again, lead to nothing. Other characters had predictable outcomes and the story lacked the suspense needed to really give the feeling of a good twist.
Go in with an open mind knowing it’s the opposite of the genres listed and you will probably enjoy it. The writing is beautiful and descriptive and I liked learning about the different sisters and their lives. It’s ultimately a story about nostalgia and that family comes in all shapes and sizes.
I just didn’t love that I was waiting for something more. It fell a bit flat for me.
There was one scene that had potential to fit some of these boxes but then it turned into reasonable adults talking it out and everything was fine.
This is a story about a family who had a bad day in 1999 and struggled to move past it. Even the bad day didn’t need to be built up as much as it was. I’m not sure why all of the secrecy throughout… it all pretty much lead to nothing.
There were some characters that were meant to be red herrings but again, lead to nothing. Other characters had predictable outcomes and the story lacked the suspense needed to really give the feeling of a good twist.
Go in with an open mind knowing it’s the opposite of the genres listed and you will probably enjoy it. The writing is beautiful and descriptive and I liked learning about the different sisters and their lives. It’s ultimately a story about nostalgia and that family comes in all shapes and sizes.
I just didn’t love that I was waiting for something more. It fell a bit flat for me.