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A review by proseamongstthorns
The Horror of Haglin House by M.R.C. Kasasian
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I really really enjoyed this one!
It’s such a fun, quirky take on the historical crime fiction genre. We have an apologetic, strong female character making her way through a world that wants to write her off.
The only flaw was the confusion around what happened in her head and what was real. Her imaginary characters were wonderful, but it took a while for it to become clear that they weren’t actually real. And there were moments throughout the book where, again, it just wasn’t made clear.
But, it was also one of the best features of the book! It was such a fun relationship between our protagonist and her imagination. And the moments where the ‘real people’ seem to interact with them were brilliantly funny.
I wanted to spend more time with this one. I expected to have more time with our characters at the end, those final few chapters felt a little rushed. But, the crime elements were impeccably written, with great twists and characters you can’t help but love.
It’s such a fun, quirky take on the historical crime fiction genre. We have an apologetic, strong female character making her way through a world that wants to write her off.
The only flaw was the confusion around what happened in her head and what was real. Her imaginary characters were wonderful, but it took a while for it to become clear that they weren’t actually real. And there were moments throughout the book where, again, it just wasn’t made clear.
But, it was also one of the best features of the book! It was such a fun relationship between our protagonist and her imagination. And the moments where the ‘real people’ seem to interact with them were brilliantly funny.
I wanted to spend more time with this one. I expected to have more time with our characters at the end, those final few chapters felt a little rushed. But, the crime elements were impeccably written, with great twists and characters you can’t help but love.