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A review by zenzi2read
House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Welp. I don’t have much to say about this one. It was just fine. The characters weren’t quite developed enough for me. They were essentially a race of creature plus the person they lost + their occupation. Like grown-up Smurfs.
I’m also not a romance fan and this had one of my least favorite romance trope of all: enemies to lovers.
The plot itself was fine. This found family was supposed to be at various stages of healing, but frankly all of them seems stuck. No matter how long they lived at the house they struggled to save the names of loved ones or discuss their lives at all. This feels like the first stages of brief as opposed to where they were supposed to be, which is much further on.
Without spoiling anything the ending is what really took it down and not for me.
I’m also not a romance fan and this had one of my least favorite romance trope of all: enemies to lovers.
The plot itself was fine. This found family was supposed to be at various stages of healing, but frankly all of them seems stuck. No matter how long they lived at the house they struggled to save the names of loved ones or discuss their lives at all. This feels like the first stages of brief as opposed to where they were supposed to be, which is much further on.
Without spoiling anything the ending is what really took it down and not for me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death