A review by elysephone_escapes
The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I'm so happy I'm listening to the audiobooks because the epilogues are just ✨ mwah ✨ also hearing Lemony Snicket's voice AFTER getting deep into the lore is just ✨chilling ✨
This one was actually pretty terrifying. All the others have been quirky scary, but not made me actually really tense, but THIS ONE horrified me in a few different ways. LOVE IT.
I will automatically give any ASOUE book five stars because I adore reading this series and Snicket's creativity, but because this is Storygraph and I can add points, I have to acknowledge at least in one review that the "henchperson who looks like neither a man or a woman" has NOT aged well and I have to chip off some points there for retribution. Bit tone deaf to read in 2022.
This one was actually pretty terrifying. All the others have been quirky scary, but not made me actually really tense, but THIS ONE horrified me in a few different ways. LOVE IT.
I will automatically give any ASOUE book five stars because I adore reading this series and Snicket's creativity, but because this is Storygraph and I can add points, I have to acknowledge at least in one review that the "henchperson who looks like neither a man or a woman" has NOT aged well and I have to chip off some points there for retribution. Bit tone deaf to read in 2022.