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A review by taylorraecic
The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
4.0
I would give this 3.5 stars. The concept was definitely there, and I really enjoyed McMahon's style of writing. I'm not usually big on switching POV's, but that was on me, not the writer.
Building a haunted house instead of moving into one is a really neat, new concept. Unfortunately, there weren't many spooky hauntings. Everything was very face-value and straight forward. The twists were good, and the ending had me on the edge of my seat.
Overall, my least favorite part of this novel was Olive's POV. While she's fourteen, she reads anywhere between eighteen when talking to herself, and eight when talking out loud. It was difficult to follow her "shift" in age when she interacted and spoke aloud with others. The other difficult parts were Helen and Nate's obsessions that slowly drive them apart. They're not really assessed in the end, and they just kind of... move past them. I agree with Nate, though, to clarify.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read, and I would recommend it. I wouldn't classify it as horror- maybe a murder mystery/thriller. So expect going in that there isn't much scare!
Building a haunted house instead of moving into one is a really neat, new concept. Unfortunately, there weren't many spooky hauntings. Everything was very face-value and straight forward. The twists were good, and the ending had me on the edge of my seat.
Overall, my least favorite part of this novel was Olive's POV. While she's fourteen, she reads anywhere between eighteen when talking to herself, and eight when talking out loud. It was difficult to follow her "shift" in age when she interacted and spoke aloud with others. The other difficult parts were Helen and Nate's obsessions that slowly drive them apart. They're not really assessed in the end, and they just kind of... move past them. I agree with Nate, though, to clarify.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read, and I would recommend it. I wouldn't classify it as horror- maybe a murder mystery/thriller. So expect going in that there isn't much scare!