A review by jcpdiesel21
This House Is Haunted by John Boyne

2.0

A promising premise, but somewhat forgettable upon finishing. The story is packed to the gills with Gothic elements and Boyne does himself no favors by constantly referencing Dickens; I wish he had used more originality instead of leaning on his influences so much. The protagonist is fairly dull and while there are spooky features in both the setting and secondary characters, it's not enough to enliven a mostly predictable tale. I wanted more from this since it was highly recommended to me.