Reviews

Secrets of Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves

msscribe_stan's review

dark hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

corereads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sadhecrts's review

slow-paced

2.0

im not continuing this series. it absolutely lost its pacing and the random characters being added in with all this .. repeated sentiment and dialogue. the romantic relationships all mimic eachother. i love stef and aaron and i hate the direction it’s going in? 

i am a fan of dark literature but this is just. i don’t even know???? it’s lost me. it lost me so fast. 

antimony's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 deeeply shocked that every single outsider (lorna + shahida) who learns about dorley is just like ok. i suppose i'll keep your secret for you. i guess it does work. and then keeps the secret. like they have qualms for a couple paragraphs and then theyre fine. the end of chapter 26 was SOOOO crazy though....also im really enjoyinh the silly novelty mugs 

tamsinsays's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

snehuh's review

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

corvid's review

funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

mackalexander's review

2.0

Id rate the first half higher but overall it really lost the plot and went downhill. 

klrnshelves's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

cmddx's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0