A review by eviecheesepuff
Rooms by Lauren Oliver

tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

Have you ever seen that British TV show “Ghosts”. That’s what I was expecting this book to be like. Turned out to be an underwhelming version of the same concept.

Basically, we find ourselves in different rooms of a house whose owner just passed. His kids and ex-wife come back to clean up and sell the house to the dismay of the ghosts who live in it. The rooms serve as a memory trigger as we learn what happened to all these characters when they were the ones inhabiting them.

I’m not sure how to explain why I did not enjoy this book. It felt like the author did not like her own characters. They all came across as gnarly and spend their time bickering constantly. There’s nothing to look forward to in the plot and I didn't really care about what happened to anyone because you don’t spend enough time with them. Even finding out the backstory of the ghosts was kind of boring. Probably won’t be picking up any other Lauren Oliver books anytime soon.
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