linsliterarylove's Reviews (817)

I'm not entirely sure what I expected from this book but it definitely felt like I was watching a Lifetime movie as I progressed. It was a quick read with minimal detail, which is a good thing since the summary is of a high school teacher building a sexual relationship with one of her freshman students. Not one of my favorites.

This book had a lot of potential... the story line was decent, the characters were interesting, and at times there were genuinely scary parts. However, the book lacked details and you were in another scene before you finished the one you were already in! Also, Ouija is the definition of a quick read. The writing was very plain and simplistic. I felt like if it was a little longer as a story and less like a death checklist I would like it a lot more.

I’d just like to state, I love Paulo Coelho. I think he is a wonderful writer and I typically enjoy his writing. That being said, I hate how disconnected I was with this book. I definitely had bigger expectations. I dislike the main character and hated being in her head (the entire book is written in her perspective). She’s bored and lost, she needs to feel alive and womanly. You would think that this would be an attribute to the reality of the book but I just couldn’t relate or appreciate her struggles. Maybe another reader would like this book but I most certainly did not.