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Grove Hollow Metamorphosis: A 1980s Gothic Paranormal Romance Novel by Shelby Nicole McFadden
tallbitch666's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
skylar5385's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
nicoleychi's review against another edition
I just felt like the writing was so excessive for no reason. I did not like how the romance was leading and I was cringing multiple times.
witchy_book_babe's review against another edition
I Unfortunately am dnf’ing this at Chapter 16/53%.
I thought that this book started out with tells of a good time to come. However, there were a few too many issues that made me put this one down:
-Overabundance of contradictions (details regarding the ghost Will, the mentions of Jade’s familiarity with alcohol, Jade’s reactions to the ghost in the beginning, & a few other items that made me flip back a few pages to verify the inconsistency).
-I see that this is tagged as a YA, however the age of Jade(FMC, 17 turning 18)…I would expect her to be a tad more mature. She is quickly approaching 18, yet I struggled with how she was portrayed. At times, she had a much younger/childish response rather than that of a teenager on the cusp of adulthood. For me, Jade in general was quite an annoying character.
- I felt that there was an abundance of over-explaining on descriptions and attributes that were not adding anything crucial to the story.
Overall, I think the concept of this book is a wonderful idea. However, in my opinion, the execution needed some work. And I personally think in time, the Author will be able to strengthen their story telling skills. This was just a miss for me.
I thought that this book started out with tells of a good time to come. However, there were a few too many issues that made me put this one down:
-Overabundance of contradictions (details regarding the ghost Will, the mentions of Jade’s familiarity with alcohol, Jade’s reactions to the ghost in the beginning, & a few other items that made me flip back a few pages to verify the inconsistency).
-I see that this is tagged as a YA, however the age of Jade(FMC, 17 turning 18)…I would expect her to be a tad more mature. She is quickly approaching 18, yet I struggled with how she was portrayed. At times, she had a much younger/childish response rather than that of a teenager on the cusp of adulthood. For me, Jade in general was quite an annoying character.
- I felt that there was an abundance of over-explaining on descriptions and attributes that were not adding anything crucial to the story.
Overall, I think the concept of this book is a wonderful idea. However, in my opinion, the execution needed some work. And I personally think in time, the Author will be able to strengthen their story telling skills. This was just a miss for me.
sassenachrandall's review against another edition
Started great. But now I'm bored.
risquish's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Classism
this book seems to be weirdly okay with ambiguous cheating? and it’s just,,, never really talked aboutoctobersmorning's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5