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A review by alilbitofmonica
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel like the only way to describe this book is as a "cozy haunting"?
I went back and forth on how to really feel about this, but let's get into a few reasons why I am giving this 3.5-4 stars:
- I have a passion for filmmaking and so the plot of being a PA for a "reality" show is so intriguing to me
- Mara is a very... complicated character? We are introduced to her family dynamic very early on and she clearly does not get on well with her relatives and doesn't feel valued, which then impacts the way she sees herself and carries herself through her life.
- Mara's new job involves faking the hauntings featured in their tv show, and these were so fun to hear how they planned these things, while still being very cozy and not too intense
- The layout of including short tv show transcripts of the one property was a great feature - it breaks up the flow a little which works well for this kind of story
- The chapters felt very long, even though this book was not very long overall
- At first I thought about giving this 3 stars, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the slower pace of the book is kind of the point as Mara journeys through self-discovery
- I would have liked more hauntings. A little more excitement and drama. But I also get why everything felt more toned down.
- The ending was not as exciting as I expected. It took me a minute to really wrap my mind around what was being uncovered, but I don't dislike the trajectory of the hauntings...
I went back and forth on how to really feel about this, but let's get into a few reasons why I am giving this 3.5-4 stars:
- I have a passion for filmmaking and so the plot of being a PA for a "reality" show is so intriguing to me
- Mara is a very... complicated character? We are introduced to her family dynamic very early on and she clearly does not get on well with her relatives and doesn't feel valued, which then impacts the way she sees herself and carries herself through her life.
- Mara's new job involves faking the hauntings featured in their tv show, and these were so fun to hear how they planned these things, while still being very cozy and not too intense
- The layout of including short tv show transcripts of the one property was a great feature - it breaks up the flow a little which works well for this kind of story
- The chapters felt very long, even though this book was not very long overall
- At first I thought about giving this 3 stars, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the slower pace of the book is kind of the point as Mara journeys through self-discovery
- I would have liked more hauntings. A little more excitement and drama. But I also get why everything felt more toned down.
- The ending was not as exciting as I expected. It took me a minute to really wrap my mind around what was being uncovered, but I don't dislike the trajectory of the hauntings...