I was SO excited to read this. I knew the basic premise: governess thinks she sees ghosts. Is this real or is she slowly losing her mind? It's fascinating and I love ambiguous stories.

It had everything to be good but I just couldn't care. The writing is very overwritten and I think I got used to it, but never really liked it. I also thought the structure of the book kept repeating over and over and even though the middle part of the book was exciting, near the end I just wanted it to be over :(. Also, the characters all felt really flat, even for a short book.

I can see the merit in it and how it inspired some really well known ghost stories but I wish the original was more entertaining. I do think it's a good book to discuss as there are many different interpretations to the story and I'm waiting to discuss this with the DA book club!