A review by genny
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.0

I know it's a gothic novel so I expected the slow pace, but I was hoping to be more scared 😅 It was more sad than anything, and it was easy to guess the backstory long before Arthur hears it. The atmosphere of Eel Marsh House was great, at least. The scariest part for me was
when the dog, Spider, nearly drowned...because poor doggy
. I don't know, I'm a little disappointed. It wasn't a bad book, I suppose I just didn't get what I wanted from it.
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