A review by paperback_moon
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A great book, it only lost a quarter star because I probably wouldn't read it again due to how spooky it is! It's best read for the first time, I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness

Although there are some content warnings, Merricat (the main character) is a strange narrator, and so a lot of the usual content warnings are not as vivid as they might be in other books.