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_apiscesreader_ 's review for:
The Cellar
by Natasha Preston
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Rating: 0.5★ (41%)
Code: YAmtABASa
Short Review: I should have listened to Caleb Joseph. But did I? Hell no. In my defense, I was trying to read books that were previously on Wattpad but are now published for a personal project of mine.
Where to start with this? The plot was just okay, with Clover being sort of generic in the mystery thriller genre. It was interesting for a killer to name his victims after flowers but the backstory could have used a bit more work. I could even deal with the weird descriptions of actions, like when Summer smiled warmly but sadly at the same time.
But even the subpar plot wasn't the thing that tipped me off the edge. The first red flag was Summer calling herself a boring and plain girl, because no MC in the history of books ever have confidence. The second red flag was the fact we only saw her do three things the entire book. Cooking, showering, and crying about her old life. The third red flag to pop up was when she tried to hatch an escape plan with Violet, and did nothing to help. That wasn't the tipping point. All those things were bearable to me.
What royally pissed me off and set my mood for the entire book was around chapter six. Rose tries to inform Summer of what exactly is Clover's problem. Keeping in mind that Rose has been missing far longer, Summer proceeds to pass judgement, acting like Rose is defending his actions of kidnapping and murdering girls. This is something she does the entire time, passing judgement on the girls for trying to survive. Don't want to fight back against a man that could kill you? How dare. The girls keep calling her Lily, even when Clover isn't around, because it's not like he could possibly hear them? Constantly snap at them with your correct name. Showering twice, getting ready and having dinner with their kidnapper because he will kill them if they don't? Disgusting. Girls letting Clover drag them off into a separate room so he can have "his way with them"? You must have wanted it.
I can not stand when someone's actions are questioned in a tense situation, and they decide to play it safe. I wasn't even expecting anything good because, it's Wattpad. The author could have very well have wrote Summer falling in love with Clover and no one would bat an eye because it's so normalize there. But even when the bar was literally touching the ground, I still get disappointed.
Review by APiscesReader
Code: YAmtABASa
Short Review: I should have listened to Caleb Joseph. But did I? Hell no. In my defense, I was trying to read books that were previously on Wattpad but are now published for a personal project of mine.
Where to start with this? The plot was just okay, with Clover being sort of generic in the mystery thriller genre. It was interesting for a killer to name his victims after flowers but the backstory could have used a bit more work. I could even deal with the weird descriptions of actions, like when Summer smiled warmly but sadly at the same time.
But even the subpar plot wasn't the thing that tipped me off the edge. The first red flag was Summer calling herself a boring and plain girl, because no MC in the history of books ever have confidence. The second red flag was the fact we only saw her do three things the entire book. Cooking, showering, and crying about her old life. The third red flag to pop up was when she tried to hatch an escape plan with Violet, and did nothing to help. That wasn't the tipping point. All those things were bearable to me.
What royally pissed me off and set my mood for the entire book was around chapter six. Rose tries to inform Summer of what exactly is Clover's problem. Keeping in mind that Rose has been missing far longer, Summer proceeds to pass judgement, acting like Rose is defending his actions of kidnapping and murdering girls. This is something she does the entire time, passing judgement on the girls for trying to survive. Don't want to fight back against a man that could kill you? How dare. The girls keep calling her Lily, even when Clover isn't around, because it's not like he could possibly hear them? Constantly snap at them with your correct name. Showering twice, getting ready and having dinner with their kidnapper because he will kill them if they don't? Disgusting. Girls letting Clover drag them off into a separate room so he can have "his way with them"? You must have wanted it.
I can not stand when someone's actions are questioned in a tense situation, and they decide to play it safe. I wasn't even expecting anything good because, it's Wattpad. The author could have very well have wrote Summer falling in love with Clover and no one would bat an eye because it's so normalize there. But even when the bar was literally touching the ground, I still get disappointed.
Review by APiscesReader