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A review by vespurr
The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn
3.0
I am having a hard time rating this one because honestly, I feel like Ania's writing is so good, and I WANT to love this book. However, I found a lot of the plot of this book to be cliche and tropey, and it felt super slow moving. I think it could have been edited down a bit, and the story would have flowed better. On top of that, I find that I frequently struggle with Ania's endings. Without going into details or giving spoilers, I just sometimes feel that I've put the effort into reading these stories, and the ending shouldn't let me down so hard. I suppose that's just personal preference, but it feels bad.
The hardest thing for me with this one was the (minor spoiler??) animal cruelty throughout. I'm the kind of person who tends to be very "do whatever to the people, but don't you dare hurt the dog!" In my horror. And fair warning: there's a whole lot of animals not faring well in this book.
But overall, I still found it compelling enough to want to keep going, and I have been enjoying working my way through Ania's backlist!
The hardest thing for me with this one was the (minor spoiler??) animal cruelty throughout. I'm the kind of person who tends to be very "do whatever to the people, but don't you dare hurt the dog!" In my horror. And fair warning: there's a whole lot of animals not faring well in this book.
But overall, I still found it compelling enough to want to keep going, and I have been enjoying working my way through Ania's backlist!