A review by ashleighbeanxo
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps by Michel Faber
1.0
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps follows Sian, a young woman whose nightmares which involve her dying horrifically, have plagued her for sometime. After joining an archaeological dig, she meets a man, Mack, and his dog, Hadrian, and after bantering/flirting with each other, he tells her his deceased father left him a 18th Century scroll which contains the confession of Thos Peirson, and has never been read. This novella revolves around Sian and her concerns regarding her physical health, whilst also fighting her growing feelings for Mack, and her desire to read the confession inside the scroll.
So I did not like this. At all. I don't know what it was. Maybe it was too short for me, maybe it was the writing style. Just didn't work for me. The summary I read for this book stated that it would contain a murder mystery, and it just wasn't what I expected. The friendship between Sian and Mack also didn't go how I thought it would.
Overall, didn't work for me.
So I did not like this. At all. I don't know what it was. Maybe it was too short for me, maybe it was the writing style. Just didn't work for me. The summary I read for this book stated that it would contain a murder mystery, and it just wasn't what I expected. The friendship between Sian and Mack also didn't go how I thought it would.
Spoiler
I was so certain they would give into their feelings for each other and get together. I still don't fully understand Sian's reasons for not giving in.Overall, didn't work for me.