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jisoona's review against another edition
2.0
I am not quite sure how to summarize my thoughts.
This is a very weird book. I read it because of Kayla from YT,she said it was weird, so I was kinda prepared. But I wasn't expecting THIS.
It is an interesting work - with a very interesting writing style and a very interesting flow. The reveals though - it made me go like .... wow. that's it?
All in all not bad, but also not my cup of tea really. The best thing about this was the style for sure - it was kinda unique.
This is a very weird book. I read it because of Kayla from YT,she said it was weird, so I was kinda prepared. But I wasn't expecting THIS.
It is an interesting work - with a very interesting writing style and a very interesting flow. The reveals though - it made me go like .... wow. that's it?
All in all not bad, but also not my cup of tea really. The best thing about this was the style for sure - it was kinda unique.
shaniceh's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars?
This is one of those books that's difficult to rate. It reminded me of Memory Police in that we follow possibly the least interesting character of the story yet, I still enjoyed being in her mind. Ines is vague, absent and learns absolutely nothing of value throughout this novel, but I couldn't put the book down. All in all, the best part of this novel is how relatable the characters are.
It's not a book you'd recommend to a friend and either you read it with intrigue or close it after reading 50 pages.
This is one of those books that's difficult to rate. It reminded me of Memory Police in that we follow possibly the least interesting character of the story yet, I still enjoyed being in her mind. Ines is vague, absent and learns absolutely nothing of value throughout this novel, but I couldn't put the book down. All in all, the best part of this novel is how relatable the characters are.
It's not a book you'd recommend to a friend and either you read it with intrigue or close it after reading 50 pages.
rebecca_readitreviewit's review against another edition
2.0
Couldn't do it. Got 50% and there is still no plot progression. I just don't get the story. IDK occult fic??? I really wanted to love this book.
katscribefever's review against another edition
5.0
When Ines enrolls in the elite and mysterious Catherine House, she does so in a desperate rush to escape dark secrets. Little does she know that, beneath the crushed velvet curtains and brushed silk walls, Catherine House is hiding a few secrets of its own. Students who walk these gothic halls are tacitly complying to an experiment unlike any mankind has seen before--and the consequences could be ominous. Elisabeth Thomas' debut novel is as captivating as it is thought-provoking.
xk8linx19's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at about 50%. This book was just profoundly boring. Even after something eventually "happened" at the end of year one, the mystery and intrigue were just not well-established enough to make me interested. This book was supposed to be creepy and mysterious, but it felt more like I was being told that it was that way rather than that I was being made to feel that way. I appreciated some of the aspects of it, there's a good undercurrent of feminism and sex positivity, but if you're going to do atmospheric creep without much plot, the writing needs to be tight and tense, and to my mind it wasn't.
dalstellar's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
um...?
msmitala's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
zanderskelton's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25