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A review by elle_e_d_light
Solace House by Joy Ellis
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Richard Armitage did a great job narrating. I always enjoy listening to him.
I had a lot of problems with this book, though. I would definitely rank it towards the bottom of the list for this series. I feel like the book could have been shortened and it would have paced better. It seemed to take forever for the main plot to get started, and then it was quite convoluted—but I also somehow guessed most of the twists before the characters did, and then got a bit impatient waiting for them to catch up.
Also, <spolier> I was incredibly angry about Laura's death. It came out if nowhere but then didn't seem to really add anything. It sadly felt like the main reason for her death was to give the rest of the book (and most likely future ones) some extra manpain. It just felt a bit cheap.
I had a lot of problems with this book, though. I would definitely rank it towards the bottom of the list for this series. I feel like the book could have been shortened and it would have paced better. It seemed to take forever for the main plot to get started, and then it was quite convoluted—but I also somehow guessed most of the twists before the characters did, and then got a bit impatient waiting for them to catch up.
Also, <spolier> I was incredibly angry about Laura's death. It came out if nowhere but then didn't seem to really add anything. It sadly felt like the main reason for her death was to give the rest of the book (and most likely future ones) some extra manpain. It just felt a bit cheap.
Content Warnings
It heavily deals with cult activity. Assume the usual cult-related activity warnings are at least mentioned at some point in the book.