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witchin_knittin_mama 's review for:
The Library at Hellebore
by Cassandra Khaw
DID NOT FINISH: 80%
The story is good, but the delivery is awful.
I had heard good things about Cassandra Khaw's books so I decided to try this book and I am sorely disappointed. The character's are interesting, but not well developed. The storyline skips around and some scenes, like how Alessa gets to Hellebore, are merely glossed over. There's a lot of gore and blood, which is always nice, but I found it overshadowed by the lack of clear explanation. Overall, highly unimpressed.
In addition, if you're a standard reader with a relatively normal IQ, don't read this book without a dictionary. The author uses several "big words" that can't be deciphered with context clues. This was a huge turn off.
I had heard good things about Cassandra Khaw's books so I decided to try this book and I am sorely disappointed. The character's are interesting, but not well developed. The storyline skips around and some scenes, like how Alessa gets to Hellebore, are merely glossed over. There's a lot of gore and blood, which is always nice, but I found it overshadowed by the lack of clear explanation. Overall, highly unimpressed.
In addition, if you're a standard reader with a relatively normal IQ, don't read this book without a dictionary. The author uses several "big words" that can't be deciphered with context clues. This was a huge turn off.
Thank you to Netgalley and Tor Nightfire for providing me the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Murder