dani17731's review against another edition
3.0
This was such a good premise, and it started out kinda strong, but I was disappointed in the ending.
Daffodil is house-sitting the summer before college, and the house she's staying in starts misbehaving. We get flashbacks to why Daffodil is doing this, and glimpses into her social anxiety, but the backstory leaves too much out.
Daffodil is house-sitting the summer before college, and the house she's staying in starts misbehaving. We get flashbacks to why Daffodil is doing this, and glimpses into her social anxiety, but the backstory leaves too much out.
Spoiler
I guess she was in some sort of purgatory?bujo_planbee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
lilydoves_2817's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75
kitsunebi_reads's review against another edition
2.0
I tried really hard to enjoy This is not a ghost story. Say, I could not. I found that even though it had many interesting moments that pulled me in it was very forgettable when I wasn't reading it. When I was reading it it took forever to get to those moments that made you think maybe there was something paranormal in the home. It was hard to read for me. I found it very slow.
skwiecien's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
typedtruths's review against another edition
The writing was insufferable.
“… You know my cousin went there and quickly became a lesbian! Absolutely stormed into it! Are you planning on becoming a lesbian?”
“I wouldn’t put it past me.” I shrug
“Oh, you kids! You’re all so maddeningly open about everything. It makes me long for the days when we were ashamed! Ashamed of our own shadows!”
and
This kitchen, shut off from the elegant dining room by a white swinging door, is white white whitey von whitington.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment and Suicidal thoughts
Content warnings for the initial 22%.bookish_intentions's review against another edition
3.0
*Daffodil takes a summer job House sitting before starting college to help pay for it. Shouldn’t be too bad right, just live in this big ol mansion by yourself and actually paid (a lot) to do it? I mean come on, who would turn that down? Pretty soon though things start feeling a bit weird and she’s unsure if she should have even taken the job. Pretty soon things start happening that she convinces herself she’s imagining because she needs the money.*
This is an okay little story. At some point this story becomes a bit dull though. Yes, some spooky/odd things happen but VERY sporadically. I kept reading to see what happens bc I’m dying for a spooky/scary, keep me up all night kind of book. This isn’t that though. The end did surprise me a bit though.
This is an okay little story. At some point this story becomes a bit dull though. Yes, some spooky/odd things happen but VERY sporadically. I kept reading to see what happens bc I’m dying for a spooky/scary, keep me up all night kind of book. This isn’t that though. The end did surprise me a bit though.
notlikethefairytales's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
Shit got confusing but at the same time, you knew what was coming all along. Which in itself is confusing.
Like this book.
Shit got confusing but at the same time, you knew what was coming all along. Which in itself is confusing.
Like this book.
kittysaurus's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0