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coffincandy 's review for:
House of Cotton
by Monica Brashears
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
What a strange (and ultimately disappointing) read! I wish it had done a lot more with the unsettling nature of being in/living in/working for a funeral home with a creepy boss.
🫀Unlike other readers, I did not have a problem with the main character’s random hookups. It clearly showed how lonely she felt, and the validation that she thought she so desperately needed from men.
🫀I did have a MAJOR issue with the ending. This would maybe have been a 3 if it weren’t for that. It didn’t make sense, it was rushed, and it was unsatisfying, to say the least.
🫀I loved the weird concept of “modeling” for a funeral home and the religious/social commentary, but I needed more of everything (I did like the supernatural elements and how the author did not shy away from darker themes)
🫀Was this a gothic horror, though? I would say no. A funeral home setting & a weird guy don’t automatically make a story “gothic.”
🫀Unlike other readers, I did not have a problem with the main character’s random hookups. It clearly showed how lonely she felt, and the validation that she thought she so desperately needed from men.
🫀I did have a MAJOR issue with the ending. This would maybe have been a 3 if it weren’t for that. It didn’t make sense, it was rushed, and it was unsatisfying, to say the least.
🫀I loved the weird concept of “modeling” for a funeral home and the religious/social commentary, but I needed more of everything (I did like the supernatural elements and how the author did not shy away from darker themes)
🫀Was this a gothic horror, though? I would say no. A funeral home setting & a weird guy don’t automatically make a story “gothic.”