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A review by mosaicheartsxx
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
okay this actually gave me the spooks waahh~
i love the concept of wooden companions just...haunting you. never seen/read any plot like this one so i really love the unique aspect of this book in terms of the "monster" stalking and haunting the characters. and the best part for me was whenthey started multiplying and we see a vast amount of different characters. the fact that these things can MOVE makes it scarier. it really resembles the "red light green light" game and with creepy wooden statues? no thanks. but i DO welcome reading stuff like this. really chills the blood and i'm left staring behind my own back LOL.
another aspect of the book I loved is how gothic horror it is. i'm a hugeee avid fan of gothic horror and this is the first book i can confidently say applies all aspects of gothic horror (a lonely, gloomy mansion, victorian era, creepy statues, dilapidated gardens, the cold, misty weather, deaths surrounding this atmosphere) that i enjoy reading the most. this book is infused with gothic horror and i'm not complaining one bit. if you enjoy gothic horror or would like to explore the genre, then i'll say try this one out!
one thing i didn't particularly have an impression on wasthe ending. is elsie actually mentally disturbed? was it hetta who somehow came back to life in the version of sarah at the end? was it not hetta but the evil she possessed? if sarah really was made up then how would you explain the interactions sarah had with the rest of the people living in the bridge? were they all made up too? what was the significance of the similarity between elsie and hetta? that elsie was also a murderous child like hetta? that she was evil deep down and killed everyone in the bridge like hetta? so as you can see, i still have a lot of questions i'd liked answered but such are the magics of open endings i guess.
overall it was a chilling, haunting read that was very atmospheric and enjoyable, but could use some further explanations in the ending.
i love the concept of wooden companions just...haunting you. never seen/read any plot like this one so i really love the unique aspect of this book in terms of the "monster" stalking and haunting the characters. and the best part for me was when
another aspect of the book I loved is how gothic horror it is. i'm a hugeee avid fan of gothic horror and this is the first book i can confidently say applies all aspects of gothic horror (a lonely, gloomy mansion, victorian era, creepy statues, dilapidated gardens, the cold, misty weather, deaths surrounding this atmosphere) that i enjoy reading the most. this book is infused with gothic horror and i'm not complaining one bit. if you enjoy gothic horror or would like to explore the genre, then i'll say try this one out!
one thing i didn't particularly have an impression on was
overall it was a chilling, haunting read that was very atmospheric and enjoyable, but could use some further explanations in the ending.