This book probably would have been better as a movie since the imagery was the best thing it had going for it.

It wasn't the worst book, but it wasn't great, either. It just wasn't that enjoyable to listen to.

The main character often felt poorly written, especially in regards to how she would interpret situations and respond to things. The other characters felt fairly one dimensional and often accepted situations in unlikely or inauthentic ways.

One moment, Remy has to *really* concentrate to try and figure out which room is under/above another, and the next moment, she "could find her way around with her eyes closed."

Or how she didn't recognise Mark's uncommon surname as belonging to one of Carrow House's victims, especially the *last* victim.

It just felt really inconsistent.

Also, the house itself is never really well described in regards to its interior and exterior layouts. The whole 'waves hitting the windows' thing just didn't make sense from how it was described. It wasn't just sea-spray but actual waves?

How else could it explain Lucille's body being redeposited on the side of the house.

Buildings can not withstand that sort of thing, especially not for over a hundred years. 

As for the main twist, it was on my radar from far too early on in the story for it to have any real impact. Once revealed, it also made the next twist very obvious as well.

An issue I had with the audiobook was the narrator's inability to inflect real tension or fear into the story and dialogue. As a result, there was never any real atmosphere to accompany the story. Although, I suspect the lack of atmosphere was a joint outcome of both poor narration and poor mood writing.

This book felt a little too "by-the-numbers" for me.