The Haar

I was into the setup and first quarter or so, with the old residents trying to fight against the invading billionaire trying to buy up the land. Unfortunately then it ended up going more gory than creepy, with an emphasis on describing dissolving body parts. I was hoping for a different ending but felt like it pretty much ran on rails, and ended up relatively predictable.

This book had a lot of hype behind it, and for good reason. It was very well written and very charming. However, that's about it for me. I did enjoy the beginning and the ending, but the entire meat of the book was very bland. Like The Goonies meets Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls, we have a bunch of old folks who don't want to move and then a shapeshifting mer-person comes to save the day (and have sex with the old lady).

I get that one of the biggest themes of the book is holding onto the past, but the romance stuff was just weird.

The book ends in a very satisfying way. If you're in the same boat as me, please do yourself a favor and finish the dang book!