A review by leigh_reidelberger
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
3.0
Solid 3.5
I ended up liking this book quite a bit. The story is interesting, the characters worth following, and the climax sort of surprising. Probably more than sort of. I think Claire Legrand does a good job of weaving uncertainty through the story.
I loved Zoey the most.
Will reccomend.
I was really surprised at how beautiful Legrand's writing is. Not that I had any expectations going in, but I wasn't expecting what she delivered. Her ability to breath so much life into certain descriptions is what really lends the Gothic-horror feel to the story.
Someone asked me if this was a horror novel- a lot of reviews say it is, though I'm not sure I would classify as much. More like horror-ish, with a suspenseful, supernatural mystery feel. There are some creepy elements sure (spider tree, anyone?!)- but maybe not enough for me to call it horror?
I ended up liking this book quite a bit. The story is interesting, the characters worth following, and the climax sort of surprising. Probably more than sort of. I think Claire Legrand does a good job of weaving uncertainty through the story.
I loved Zoey the most.
Will reccomend.
I was really surprised at how beautiful Legrand's writing is. Not that I had any expectations going in, but I wasn't expecting what she delivered. Her ability to breath so much life into certain descriptions is what really lends the Gothic-horror feel to the story.
Someone asked me if this was a horror novel- a lot of reviews say it is, though I'm not sure I would classify as much. More like horror-ish, with a suspenseful, supernatural mystery feel. There are some creepy elements sure (spider tree, anyone?!)- but maybe not enough for me to call it horror?