The Seventh Mansion by Maryse Meijer

The Seventh Mansion

Maryse Meijer

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror young adult dark reflective slow-paced

Description

From the author of the story collections Heartbreaker and Rag comes a powerful and propulsive debut novel that examines activism, love, and purposeWhen fifteen-year-old Xie moves from California to a rural Southern town to live with his father he ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 39 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 60%
emotional 40%
reflective 40%
sad 33%
mysterious 26%
tense 20%
adventurous 6%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 30%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 44%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 27% | Yes: 27%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.98

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