Sandra
Fast read… however it’s giving middle book syndrome.
Aspects are good but other parts are boring.
I have to ponder this one a little more.
So, it’s about an hour read which is a positive but it’s just… below-average read. Boring. If we look at this with a modern perspective it is problematic but that’s not my issue. My issue is that the writing style and overall story is nothing spectacular. 2.5
*sigh*
Some parts of the book are good. But so much of this is utterly boring. The characters are easily forgotten about. The story is… not unique and has been done time-and-time again.
This is a gothic, first person narrator who is visiting an old friend in San Francisco. When they sit together they hear a soft tapping coming from the wall. His friend is fixated on a young woman. However, her life was cut short. But… after her passing, he hears tapping on the walls.
Interesting and it definitely should be read alongside house of leaves during the letters portion of the book. There is roughly 9 letters in this that are not in house of leaves.
First, I want to say thank you to my local library for saving me money.
Secondly… umm. This wasn’t any good. It’s horribly predictable. The world building, where is it? It’s pretty much non-existent. I can fine my missing pen more than I can find the world building. The chemistry and romance.. it’s like my father… missing. The plot twist was easily guessed before I got to the halfway mark.
The ending (imo) was rushed and the pacing was weird to me.
Anyway…
But… I will end with this:
Saying this is like the hunger games or divergent is a stretch.
This was a fascinating, confusing and frustrating read.
Johnny is boring and annoying. I do feel bad for him but at the same time I don’t. Now, I do feel bad about Johnny’s mom. That was sad to read about.
I loved the story when it followed the Navidson’s. That was exciting and fascinating. It made me question some things. Like… how the house is tied to the mental health of all those that are within the house. I was devastated about Tom and Jed.
Karen I didn’t really like. But that’s just because she is too weak but I was glad that she overcame a struggle for Will.
I do wonder what happened to the cat and dog.
I also think that “Mr. Monster” is a metaphor for the monster within people. Referring to the scene with Holloway during the 8 day exploration.
Also, I wouldn’t state that this was scary. It’s more psychological than horror.
As for my biggest issue with the book. The way a lot of the female side-characters are written and portrayed. It PMO. It was dehumanizing and sexiest. It’s like all the females are nothing more then a males toy and something that pleasures them. Besides Karen.
Easter Night by Alice Meynell
3.5 ⭐️
If I read the word “alone” one more time, I will lose my mind.
“All alone, alone, alone he rose behind the stone”.
Shhhhhh
Takes about 30 minutes to read has about 100 pages.
It’s interesting, I guess. I’m not really a religious person but if you are then you might enjoy this.
It’s not bad, it’s average. Umm this is poetry for all those that are curious. The poems are short as well.
I was utterly bored reading all 382 pages. I get that it’s a YA book.
However… it doesn’t excuse how surface level everything felt and how lackluster it was. The relationship and how it was going to end was a predictable wannabe Romeo and Juliet situation. Every single character, both main and side lacked depth and personality.
The games doesn’t happen until page 211. Everything before that was just nonstop monologuing. When we finally get to the games and everything starts happening the whole thing just fails to invoke any sort of emotions. I felt no panic, pain, turmoil, anger, etc. I was just like “oh. Okay”.
After the games the tour happens, some deaths occur that were easily predictable since the first few chapters.
It’s okay… I guess.
… why does it get worse as we get more books. I’m calling quits it on anything else in this series and anything else by this author. It just wanted to see why it’s so popular with people.
Mmmm.
It’s… can I say unseasoned and poorly executed. The world building is trash. The romance is at 40ish% and it was lame. The characters had zero chemistry.
I will release the full review near it’s release time.
However, it is such a good story. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. It is well done, the characters are developed nicely, the plot is intriguing. And the art is absolutely beautiful.
Thank you for allowing me to be an arc reader.
4.5 ⭐️
6 hours and 30 minutes audiobook
I enjoyed War of the Worlds by H.G Wells. The plot is lovely for the time that it was written in. Granted, I find plot issues but I enjoyed how you have to fill in the some blanks instead of being told everything. Characters are done correctly for this story. Not over or under written.
The narrator Steve Parker did a wonderful job.
I was pleasantly surprised on how much I enjoyed this. It did take me a while to finish but I wanted to make sure that I understood what was happening and being said.
Now, some parts did feel redundant and that bored me. However, I enjoyed the overall experience.
I can't keep reading this. It's so long and dry, for what reason? To bore me to death?
I'm not wasting anymore time on this book.
It was okay.
I think romance is just not my cup of tea at this moment. Book is not bad.
This took me way too long to get through.
So, a while back I got flack from many people for saying that I will skim and skip content that I feel is overly written or filler.
And... this book demonstrates that. There is some good qualities but a lot of it turns into being overly written and unnecessary content that can be skimmed entirely.
Maybe, I'm just over this whole fae thing? Maybe I'm just not the targeted audience?