A review by caitlin_89
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

3.0

I was looking for something akin to the electric energy of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House: truly nerve-wracking and scary but not something that would haunt me personally.

This book delivered on not haunting me. There was also no electricity. BUT. It's a solid ghost story, and well-written and enjoyable. And there were some good shivery scenes. Maybe I was just too cozy and content while reading? And maybe that's for the best, because I didn't want to be deeply scared. But the cover boasted four statements touting this tale as being deeply "chilling," yet it struck me as cozier than I believe it was meant to. Of course, the ghost and the recurring nightmare situation at Eel Marsh were chilling, but our main guy was so dang plucky!