Daijhanna

*3.75

dnf

*3.5

I was disappointed in this book. While I think all the puzzle pieces are present for a really entertaining and spooky read, they didn't quite come together for me. I found the pacing was quite slow for a majority of the novel, and while the head hopping was tolerable, the actual main POV character was unlikeable to the extreme.
A lot of elements of this novel are age-soured, so while I didn't like the main character or certain portrayals of people in the book, I understand that there they were acceptable for the time this book was created.
I came to this book after watching the movie adaptation(s), so that may also skew my opinions. I greatly preferred the movie, both in plot, pacing, and choice of protagonist and backstory.
Overall, I won't be continuing with the trilogy, but I'm glad it exists because it inspired my favourite movie(s) of all time!

4.5 rounded up.

*3.75