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A review by megadallion
The Haunting of Beatrix Greene: Vol. 1 by Rachel Hawkins
3.0
Overall, this is a really quick read (about 200 pages) that’s half romance, half horror, with decent amounts of spookiness to get you in the mood for Halloween.
I will readily admit that I found the romance to be pretty formulaic. The scenes between Beatrix and James read like a cheesy romance novel. They’re instantly smitten by each other, love at first sight, and James “growls” with jealousy and possession when his womanizer friend Stanhope leans in for a kiss of her hand. None of the characters are really fleshed out; it’s a short novel, so they all act pretty stereotypically for a romance/thriller. The horror aspects were pretty spooky (some body horror, ghost action, and possession) but not so much that I was ever scared to go to turn the lights off or go to sleep. I think this would be a pretty good book for scaredy cats like myself or people who just want a haunted house story without being completely terrified.
This was written by three authors so it definitely felt disjointed at times. Occasionally something was said or a character’s actions wouldn’t line up with what had previously occurred (referring to an event happening “tonight” when it actually occurred the previous night), so I think the editing could have been a lot better. Hopefully I was reading an uncorrected proof and the final published copy was fixed.
Thanks to Netgalley and Serial Box for allowing me to read this in time for Halloween!
I will readily admit that I found the romance to be pretty formulaic. The scenes between Beatrix and James read like a cheesy romance novel. They’re instantly smitten by each other, love at first sight, and James “growls” with jealousy and possession when his womanizer friend Stanhope leans in for a kiss of her hand. None of the characters are really fleshed out; it’s a short novel, so they all act pretty stereotypically for a romance/thriller. The horror aspects were pretty spooky (some body horror, ghost action, and possession) but not so much that I was ever scared to go to turn the lights off or go to sleep. I think this would be a pretty good book for scaredy cats like myself or people who just want a haunted house story without being completely terrified.
This was written by three authors so it definitely felt disjointed at times. Occasionally something was said or a character’s actions wouldn’t line up with what had previously occurred (referring to an event happening “tonight” when it actually occurred the previous night), so I think the editing could have been a lot better. Hopefully I was reading an uncorrected proof and the final published copy was fixed.
Thanks to Netgalley and Serial Box for allowing me to read this in time for Halloween!