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A review by thenovelstitch
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh my GODDDD, Diavola by Jennifer Thorne was terrifying and funny and I just want to read it again. It's like if White Lotus met under the Tuscan Sun met The Haunting of Hill House.
Diavola takes place in a small Tuscan village where Anna Pace and her family have decided to rent an Italian villa for two weeks for a family getaway. Anna the self-determined "black sheep" of the family is reluctant and hesitant to go but unable to fight the familial obligation, decides to join. Once arriving at Villa Toccola, Anna starts to feel watched and unsettled as more and more strange things begin to occur. Disturbing dreams, voices and a mysterious warning from a local all set Anna's intuition on high alert that something is not right. Anna tries to raise the alarm but because her family dynamic rests on her being the "crazy" one, no one believes her. Anna must fight to save her family but more so to save herself.
I randomly started this book as I was going grocery shopping and I didn't think that I was going to like it or be able to pay attention to it, but it literally sucked me in from the first minute. I have never had such a clean house because I could not stop listening to this story, so I would find any chore or excuse to pop my headphones in and keep listening. Once it was over, all I wanted to do was start it again and I really really really hope that they make this book a movie or a limited TV series. I thought the pacing was excellent and the story truly terrifying. Also, it weirdly made me want to go to Italty.
I would 100% recommend this book to anyone who loves a good haunted house (or villa) story with a twist.
Diavola takes place in a small Tuscan village where Anna Pace and her family have decided to rent an Italian villa for two weeks for a family getaway. Anna the self-determined "black sheep" of the family is reluctant and hesitant to go but unable to fight the familial obligation, decides to join. Once arriving at Villa Toccola, Anna starts to feel watched and unsettled as more and more strange things begin to occur. Disturbing dreams, voices and a mysterious warning from a local all set Anna's intuition on high alert that something is not right. Anna tries to raise the alarm but because her family dynamic rests on her being the "crazy" one, no one believes her. Anna must fight to save her family but more so to save herself.
I randomly started this book as I was going grocery shopping and I didn't think that I was going to like it or be able to pay attention to it, but it literally sucked me in from the first minute. I have never had such a clean house because I could not stop listening to this story, so I would find any chore or excuse to pop my headphones in and keep listening. Once it was over, all I wanted to do was start it again and I really really really hope that they make this book a movie or a limited TV series. I thought the pacing was excellent and the story truly terrifying. Also, it weirdly made me want to go to Italty.
I would 100% recommend this book to anyone who loves a good haunted house (or villa) story with a twist.