A review by kelseylitsliftsanddips
Housekeeping by Crystal LeMar

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

 I feel bad giving this such a low rating, as it is obvious the author put a lot of energy into crafting this book. However, if it wasn’t for the fact that she was kind enough to send me an ARC, I wouldn’t have finished it. I’m honestly confused on how so much happened in the story without any real sense of how it all unraveled. I think some major character/relationship development would’ve helped. The writing style is what bothered me most though—there were so few full sentences, hardly any use of prepositions, random metaphors & symbolism that didn’t make much sense, etc. I feel like the story has potential, it just needs a solid couple editing sessions & a thorough parsing out of the plot & character development.