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A review by leonix
The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I loved the film parts, I really like when the book acknowledged Black Sunday as an influence, and I like the idea of the atmosphere of the movie affected the main character and made her paranoid.
At first I liked that Silvia was overly emotional, because I really bought her as a scream queen(bc she screams so much and not even for the movie lmao)
Bit I think my sympathy for her waned over the 60% because her paranoia and impulsiveness was such a struggle. Also her romance ....I didn't liked how the conflict was done, it was so immature! And I like to think she was supposed to be, a very naive and emotional girl who is the perfect protagonist for a gothic film, but the narration would constantly talk how she had to deal with so much in her life and it felt a bit inconsistent, or she is naive and emotional to the point of running away on foot through the town bc shes scared, or she's well learned in the business and had to suffer through many shit over the years as a actress and single mother...
The mystery was so telegraphed it was almost funny also. Overall i had fun in my nights reading but not that exciting
At first I liked that Silvia was overly emotional, because I really bought her as a scream queen(bc she screams so much and not even for the movie lmao)
Bit I think my sympathy for her waned over the 60% because her paranoia and impulsiveness was such a struggle. Also her romance ....I didn't liked how the conflict was done, it was so immature! And I like to think she was supposed to be, a very naive and emotional girl who is the perfect protagonist for a gothic film, but the narration would constantly talk how she had to deal with so much in her life and it felt a bit inconsistent, or she is naive and emotional to the point of running away on foot through the town bc shes scared, or she's well learned in the business and had to suffer through many shit over the years as a actress and single mother...
The mystery was so telegraphed it was almost funny also. Overall i had fun in my nights reading but not that exciting