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A review by glowberry12
The House of Dead Maids by Patrick Arrasmith, Clare B. Dunkle
2.0
Book Rating: G
I first picked this book off the shelves at a used bookstore because of the cover art and the title. A book titled The House of Dead Maids and with a ghostly creature with hollow eyes was bound to be good, but unfortunately I didn't find that to be true.
The book is described as a prequel to Wuthering Heights, which I loved when I read it my sophomore year of high school. Maybe if I hadn't read Wuthering Heights, I'd find this book more interesting. I kept waiting for characters to appear or for some radical connection to be made, but it never happened. We didn't find out anything about how Heathcliff came to Wuthering Heights until the very last paragraph.
Mostly, this book came off as something made for younger readers, who after reading this initial book might be persuaded to read Wuthering Heights. I found that the descriptions went on for way too long. I found myself getting bored and wishing that the book was over already. The descriptions sometimes went on for so long, I felt that the author was just trying to add length to the book. It was awkward.
I never grew to like any of the characters either. I thought they were dull. They had no character development whatsoever. I can't read a book very well if the characters are unlikable.
The only reason this book has two stars is because of the cover art and the chapter art. Both were hauntingly beautiful and I loved to look at them.
I first picked this book off the shelves at a used bookstore because of the cover art and the title. A book titled The House of Dead Maids and with a ghostly creature with hollow eyes was bound to be good, but unfortunately I didn't find that to be true.
The book is described as a prequel to Wuthering Heights, which I loved when I read it my sophomore year of high school. Maybe if I hadn't read Wuthering Heights, I'd find this book more interesting. I kept waiting for characters to appear or for some radical connection to be made, but it never happened. We didn't find out anything about how Heathcliff came to Wuthering Heights until the very last paragraph.
Mostly, this book came off as something made for younger readers, who after reading this initial book might be persuaded to read Wuthering Heights. I found that the descriptions went on for way too long. I found myself getting bored and wishing that the book was over already. The descriptions sometimes went on for so long, I felt that the author was just trying to add length to the book. It was awkward.
I never grew to like any of the characters either. I thought they were dull. They had no character development whatsoever. I can't read a book very well if the characters are unlikable.
The only reason this book has two stars is because of the cover art and the chapter art. Both were hauntingly beautiful and I loved to look at them.