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A review by thereadingmum
The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'm going to be honest. Wait, when am I not?
I almost dnf this one. Almost. The first third made it look like one of those stories when you can see the bad things happening to the MC from a hundred pages away and the internal cringing threatens to overwhelm.
Buuut...it totally redeemed itself or rather the MC, Bonnie, did by being a lot more resourceful and a lot less of a doormat than she appeared to be in the beginning. Boy am I glad she grew a spine. Of course it didn't stop me from getting very worried for her as the book moved towards its climax.
Unlike the last gothic thriller I read, Hare House, the ambiguity of the ending was done well and I was left with no bitter aftertaste.
I thoroughly enjoyed Macneal's The Doll Factory so I don't know why I delayed so long reading this nor why I haven't read her second book, Circus of Wonders, yet either.
I almost dnf this one. Almost. The first third made it look like one of those stories when you can see the bad things happening to the MC from a hundred pages away and the internal cringing threatens to overwhelm.
Buuut...it totally redeemed itself or rather the MC, Bonnie, did by being a lot more resourceful and a lot less of a doormat than she appeared to be in the beginning. Boy am I glad she grew a spine. Of course it didn't stop me from getting very worried for her as the book moved towards its climax.
Unlike the last gothic thriller I read, Hare House, the ambiguity of the ending was done well and I was left with no bitter aftertaste.
I thoroughly enjoyed Macneal's The Doll Factory so I don't know why I delayed so long reading this nor why I haven't read her second book, Circus of Wonders, yet either.