A review by katiereads82
We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson

Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

This book sounded like everything I wanted: murder mystery, ghosts, haunted house, but unfortunately it wasn’t for me. I found the writing hard to grasp. It was so flowery and metaphoric, the book needed some editing and was 200 pages too long. I wasn’t interested in the characters, they read and acted very juvenile to me. Poppy, Frankie and Cass were very hard to distinguish between and all felt the same. I really had no interest in discovering what happened to Sophia and that never changed for me throughout the book. I also don’t like when there’s a romance in my horror books, it’s unnecessary. I thought aspects of this story were creepy and I would have liked more of that instead it missed the mark for me. This book might be a good read for a younger reader. 

Thank you Netgalley and 47North for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.