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persypie 's review for:
Picture the Dead
by Adele Griffin, Lisa Brown
3.5 stars rounded up*
There was a definite creep factor to the ghostly side of this tale, but what really gripped me were the last 100 pages or so of intrigue between Quinn and Jennie. I wish there would have been more time and story devoted to that.
I liked this story a lot and probably would have liked it more without the accompanying "letters" and illustrations. They were distracting (I personally didn't like the style), and the letters were hard to read- to the point that I gave up and ended up skipping over them as I progressed further in the story.
My only other criticism would be that I felt Quinn's shift at the end was a little rushed. I would have liked more nuance throughout the story to hint towards his nature other than Jennie's descriptions- kind of a case of telling versus showing?
Overall, this was well written and immersive! I love a good ghost story with a historical twist.
There was a definite creep factor to the ghostly side of this tale, but what really gripped me were the last 100 pages or so of intrigue between Quinn and Jennie. I wish there would have been more time and story devoted to that.
I liked this story a lot and probably would have liked it more without the accompanying "letters" and illustrations. They were distracting (I personally didn't like the style), and the letters were hard to read- to the point that I gave up and ended up skipping over them as I progressed further in the story.
My only other criticism would be that I felt Quinn's shift at the end was a little rushed. I would have liked more nuance throughout the story to hint towards his nature other than Jennie's descriptions- kind of a case of telling versus showing?
Overall, this was well written and immersive! I love a good ghost story with a historical twist.