A review by onkenzisshelf
Girl A, by Abigail Dean

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

As messed up as it may be, kidnapping/cults is one of my favorite thriller tropes, so I was STOKED when this was a BOTM choice. Unfortunately, it really disappointed me. 

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:
😱The character descriptions and development was beautiful. 
😱There was a good twist at the end that I did not see coming.
😱I really liked the relationship between Lex and Evie. 
😱I appreciated how we got glimpses of the past and the present.
😱The mom FASCINATED me. 

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝘿𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙊𝙛:
😱I wanted a better picture of the house and the struggles these people endured. I felt like it was super surface level and didn't live up to the true "House of Horrors" name.
😱I needed more about what happened with Ethan and Noah. Ethan freaked me out. 
😱I wanted more about their lives after escaping. 
😱The jumping of timelines was confusing at times. 
😱Overall, I just wanted more. 

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙄𝙛 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:
😱 The Family Upstairs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence