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A review by kkenna7
Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
**Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the ELC. All opinions are my own.**
I struggled a little bit with this one, if I'm honest. The pacing was off for me, and I found myself struggling to want to go back to it, even as an audiobook, which is usually a much quicker read for me. While there was nothing wrong with the narrator, I didn't love her for this particular tone of book. It didn't seem to match what was supposed to be a more tense affair. Personally, I felt like a lot of the plot wasn't clicking for me. I kept thinking "why aren't we doing independent research instead of just talking to the same three people over and over again?" It just didn't grab me the way I hope for in a thriller/horror scenario. I'd also seen the plot twist coming from a mile away and that also had me un-immersed for a long time.
What I did enjoy was the relationship building between Alice and Mina. That felt real and natural, the way I'd expect a child psychologist to interact with a child. I appreciated Fern and her entire character. I would have loved to spend more time in her world.
I say all of this to say that this book is absolutely for *someone.* There are good bones here, it's got a lot of the telltale signs of books that I would (and have) recommended to patrons at work ten times over. It's just not entirely for me, and that's okay.
I struggled a little bit with this one, if I'm honest. The pacing was off for me, and I found myself struggling to want to go back to it, even as an audiobook, which is usually a much quicker read for me. While there was nothing wrong with the narrator, I didn't love her for this particular tone of book. It didn't seem to match what was supposed to be a more tense affair. Personally, I felt like a lot of the plot wasn't clicking for me. I kept thinking "why aren't we doing independent research instead of just talking to the same three people over and over again?" It just didn't grab me the way I hope for in a thriller/horror scenario. I'd also seen the plot twist coming from a mile away and that also had me un-immersed for a long time.
What I did enjoy was the relationship building between Alice and Mina. That felt real and natural, the way I'd expect a child psychologist to interact with a child. I appreciated Fern and her entire character. I would have loved to spend more time in her world.
I say all of this to say that this book is absolutely for *someone.* There are good bones here, it's got a lot of the telltale signs of books that I would (and have) recommended to patrons at work ten times over. It's just not entirely for me, and that's okay.