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alle_kat97's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
lilylanie's review
2.0
If you picked up this book because you enjoyed Maguire’s series about Oz, be warned that this is nothing like those. It was strange, but not good strange, and largely depressing. Any link to the Scrooge story was peripheral and it failed to give the back story it implied. Every so often it edged close to something that seemed like it could be intriguing, but then ... nope, it took a wrong turn. Very disappointing.
summerseeds's review
2.0
More like 2.5. It was odd, but kept me interested until the end. Too many questions were left unanswered for my taste, however. While I enjoy Maguire's other work, this one left me confused and wanting for something more.
fletcherdilldine's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
1.0
mbpartlow's review
3.0
Hm. Read this expecting something as grand as "Wicked," and in that way I was disappointed. I didn't find the ending to be as satisfying or as well thought out.
It's been a while since I read it, and while it was well written, it left me with a feeling of dissatisfaction, like an itch somewhere you can't reach to scratch.
It's been a while since I read it, and while it was well written, it left me with a feeling of dissatisfaction, like an itch somewhere you can't reach to scratch.
mcnallyswife's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hirvimaki's review against another edition
1.0
A DNF for me. I picked up this book fresh from the high of reading After Alice. This is not that book, nor a close relative.
katiegilley's review
3.0
**Includes spoilers**returnreturnI'm not sure how I feel about this one. I started out loving it - Winifred Rudge is an author from the Boston area who travels to London to visit her cousin (but not by blood) and to research Jack the Ripper. When she arrives in London, her cousin is not home and she cannot find him. Furthermore, her cousin seems to have hired workers to remodel his kitchen and they hear strange noises and are scared out of their minds.returnreturnThe main mysteries of the book involve finding her cousin and solving this haunting sound. She investigates the people living in and around the building and seems to be going quite mad herself.returnreturnThe text of this novel is interrupted with the novel that Winnie herself is writing. Sometimes it seems like the two are on totally different wavelengths but it starts to make a little more sense at the end. There were some boring spots but the plot wasn't totally predictable, which kept me reading. At times I felt it was a bit anti-feminist: Winnie's life seems to disintegrate when the men in her life leave her and she's unable to satisfy her desire of having a child. Even at the end of the story, she's looking for her ex and wondering if he's come back to her yet.returnreturnI enjoy ghost stories and this was definitely a good ghost story. Realistic? Of course not, but Maguire doesn't write realistic stories. My advice would be to take this is a ghost story and enjoy the ride!
byp's review
1.0
I read this book, but I barely remember anything about it except I was pretty glad when I was finished.