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novellearts 's review for:
The Haunting
by Natasha Preston
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5/5 stars. Not sure if I’m going to edit this rating a bit later.
I want to give this 4 stars but this had a horrible ending. I understand “open” endings.. but this was just not done well at all. It felt like the author hit a page limit and had to immediately end the story where it was. I thought we’d at least get an epilogue or something after that end, but there was nothing.
Other than that, the story was fun. It gave me classic Scream vibes so if you’re a fan of the original Screams, you should like this. But this was definitely more juvenile than Scream. Scream felt more like college students and this book read more like traditional high schoolers. That wasn’t a problem for me at all though. Scream was a classic that I absolutely loved so I’m very glad that this story gave me the same kind of experience.
I want to give this 4 stars but this had a horrible ending. I understand “open” endings.. but this was just not done well at all. It felt like the author hit a page limit and had to immediately end the story where it was. I thought we’d at least get an epilogue or something after that end, but there was nothing.
Other than that, the story was fun. It gave me classic Scream vibes so if you’re a fan of the original Screams, you should like this. But this was definitely more juvenile than Scream. Scream felt more like college students and this book read more like traditional high schoolers. That wasn’t a problem for me at all though. Scream was a classic that I absolutely loved so I’m very glad that this story gave me the same kind of experience.