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A review by morgangiesbrecht
The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
I had high hopes for this book since I loved other books by the author, but I was a little disappointed.
For starters, I listened to the audiobook version, and unfortunately, the reader wasn’t my favourite. Her voice didn’t match the story, so I found it hard to engage with, but I stuck with it because the premise of the story intrigued me.
The mystery, intrigue, and rather Gothic setting of Dartmoor were perfectly eerie and well done. In this respect, Griep didn’t let me down.
Character wise, the villains are perfectly, disgustingly nasty. I admired Maggie’s pluck and spunk but wasn’t able to really empathise with her. Nora, Maggie’s mute maid, is sweet and lovely, and I’d love more of her story. Oliver…I certainly felt sorry for him, but I didn’t overly like him. He’s often emotional and hotheaded, despite his position in parliament. Plus, his silver tongues charm that has ladies swooning? *eye roll* My feelings are mixed over Oliver’s father. I like him and yet I don’t. *shrugs* Sebastian Barrow, the warden hunting Oliver, is utterly disgusting and mentally unstable. I strongly disliked him and his warped ideology of justice. I couldn’t sympathise with him and his sections of POV were painful to read/listen to. His ending was rather off to me; it felt rushed and unexpected. I’m not an animal lover, but Malcolm the sheepdog is seriously the best. I’m pretty sure he’s my favourite character!
The POV differences were hard to read/listen to and often jarring. Maggie’s was first person present, while Oliver and Sebastian’s were third person past.
I think I would have enjoyed the story more reading it instead of listening to it. I felt the plot was stronger than the characters, but it was still a nice story.
I had high hopes for this book since I loved other books by the author, but I was a little disappointed.
For starters, I listened to the audiobook version, and unfortunately, the reader wasn’t my favourite. Her voice didn’t match the story, so I found it hard to engage with, but I stuck with it because the premise of the story intrigued me.
The mystery, intrigue, and rather Gothic setting of Dartmoor were perfectly eerie and well done. In this respect, Griep didn’t let me down.
Character wise, the villains are perfectly, disgustingly nasty. I admired Maggie’s pluck and spunk but wasn’t able to really empathise with her. Nora, Maggie’s mute maid, is sweet and lovely, and I’d love more of her story. Oliver…I certainly felt sorry for him, but I didn’t overly like him. He’s often emotional and hotheaded, despite his position in parliament. Plus, his silver tongues charm that has ladies swooning? *eye roll* My feelings are mixed over Oliver’s father. I like him and yet I don’t. *shrugs* Sebastian Barrow, the warden hunting Oliver, is utterly disgusting and mentally unstable. I strongly disliked him and his warped ideology of justice. I couldn’t sympathise with him and his sections of POV were painful to read/listen to. His ending was rather off to me; it felt rushed and unexpected. I’m not an animal lover, but Malcolm the sheepdog is seriously the best. I’m pretty sure he’s my favourite character!
The POV differences were hard to read/listen to and often jarring. Maggie’s was first person present, while Oliver and Sebastian’s were third person past.
I think I would have enjoyed the story more reading it instead of listening to it. I felt the plot was stronger than the characters, but it was still a nice story.