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cimorene1558's review against another edition
3.0
Creepy and a bit odd. Possibly this is what happens when you read Wuthering Heights at age nine, as Dunkle apparently did (she must be more sophisticated than I was; I read it at twelve and barely understood a word of it).
liadanblue's review against another edition
1.0
The most captivating things about this book are the title, the cover and the premise. It stops there. It’s as if this book was written for children who are pretending to be grown by a child who is also pretending to be older than they are. I don’t know if that makes sense, but if you take a risk and read this book, you’ll probably grasp what I mean.
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite books. My obsession with Healthcliff knows no bounds. So, when I found this book at a discount store, I had to have it. Minus the names thrown in, I would never had guessed it to be a WH prequel. It’s just a spooky little ghost story to tell around the campfire.
I would love to know more about the real life “Tabby”, though.
This story had potential to be great…it just wasn’t.
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite books. My obsession with Healthcliff knows no bounds. So, when I found this book at a discount store, I had to have it. Minus the names thrown in, I would never had guessed it to be a WH prequel. It’s just a spooky little ghost story to tell around the campfire.
I would love to know more about the real life “Tabby”, though.
This story had potential to be great…it just wasn’t.
onewinternight's review
3.0
She got Heathcliff down perfectly, but the book was too short. It was getting great, what with creepy people and rituals, and then, it ended. No fair.
stronggirlreads's review
3.0
This book was a quick read, I had it done in a day. The story was interesting and creepy but it did really hold much for me. I haven't read Weathering Heights and I'm not sure if I knew the story I would understand this a little better. I think if you've read it this book might be nice. Overall it was creepy but I'm not going to be raving about it to anyone
jessalyn03's review against another edition
1.0
The story itself definitely had potential, but the way they wrote it completely lost me. Definitely could be a longer book which may make it a lot better. It just didn’t do it for me, I was expecting something a lot better.
liadanblue's review
1.0
The most captivating things about this book are the title, the cover and the premise. It stops there. It’s as if this book was written for children who are pretending to be grown by a child who is also pretending to be older than they are. I don’t know if that makes sense, but if you take a risk and read this book, you’ll probably grasp what I mean.
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite books. My obsession with Healthcliff knows no bounds. So, when I found this book at a discount store, I had to have it. Minus the names thrown in, I would never had guessed it to be a WH prequel. It’s just a spooky little ghost story to tell around the campfire.
I would love to know more about the real life “Tabby”, though.
This story had potential to be great…it just wasn’t.
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite books. My obsession with Healthcliff knows no bounds. So, when I found this book at a discount store, I had to have it. Minus the names thrown in, I would never had guessed it to be a WH prequel. It’s just a spooky little ghost story to tell around the campfire.
I would love to know more about the real life “Tabby”, though.
This story had potential to be great…it just wasn’t.
beedew's review
2.0
It is clear that the author understands and appreciates Gothic literature, but the boom never really took off for me. It seemed like a campfire story stretched out to the length of a novel. The relation to Wuthering Heights is more of a gimmick to lure in readers than anything else. The final chapter was painful in parts as the author tried to bow tie together history and literature in the same realm. Part of what makes Brontës writing so suspenseful and intriguing is that we are never fully clear whether the horrors are supernatural or psychological in nature. This story carries no such ambiguity.
chllybrd's review
3.0
I won a copy of THE HOUSE OF DEAD MAIDS from Goodreads First-reads.
What a neat little creepy read. I haven't yet read Wuthering Heights so I might go out and get that so I can read some more about Heathcliff. Super fast read.
What a neat little creepy read. I haven't yet read Wuthering Heights so I might go out and get that so I can read some more about Heathcliff. Super fast read.
lazygal's review
4.0
Written as a sort of prequel to Wuthering Heights, this has just the right amount of creepiness for the Hallowe'en season.
Tabby is an orphan working at Ma Hutton's knitting school when she's 'chosen' by a woman to work in a house in some remote location. Remote means a long trip (including a boat ride), and only one village (filled with strange people) nearby. She ends up at Seldom House and isn't quite sure if she's the maid, a guest or something else. Adding to her questions is the fact that she's locked into her bedroom at night and that there's only Mrs. Winter, Arnby and Mrs. Sexton around. Oh, and then there's Izzy, also from Ma Hutton's, who seems to be a ghost.
A few days later a "heathen git" arrives. He's somehow the master of the house, and completely uncontrollable. Tabby's responsible for taking care of him, including protecting him from whatever's going on. Without spoiling this too much, let's just say that there's an escape from Seldom House and that Tabby ends up (after a while) as maid at Haworth Parsonage, home to the Brontes. That formerly nameless "heathen git" becomes Heathcliff.
As I said, there's a definite creep factor: shiver inducing, not necessarily nightmare category. The shortness of the book helps, as does the tight storytelling. If you know Wuthering Heights, the ending will make more sense but even readers who don't will enjoy it. The author has also provided a website that explains some of the mysteries/questions raised by Bronte.
ARC provided by publisher.
Tabby is an orphan working at Ma Hutton's knitting school when she's 'chosen' by a woman to work in a house in some remote location. Remote means a long trip (including a boat ride), and only one village (filled with strange people) nearby. She ends up at Seldom House and isn't quite sure if she's the maid, a guest or something else. Adding to her questions is the fact that she's locked into her bedroom at night and that there's only Mrs. Winter, Arnby and Mrs. Sexton around. Oh, and then there's Izzy, also from Ma Hutton's, who seems to be a ghost.
A few days later a "heathen git" arrives. He's somehow the master of the house, and completely uncontrollable. Tabby's responsible for taking care of him, including protecting him from whatever's going on. Without spoiling this too much, let's just say that there's an escape from Seldom House and that Tabby ends up (after a while) as maid at Haworth Parsonage, home to the Brontes. That formerly nameless "heathen git" becomes Heathcliff.
As I said, there's a definite creep factor: shiver inducing, not necessarily nightmare category. The shortness of the book helps, as does the tight storytelling. If you know Wuthering Heights, the ending will make more sense but even readers who don't will enjoy it. The author has also provided a website that explains some of the mysteries/questions raised by Bronte.
ARC provided by publisher.