A review by bookishblunoser
A Fair Maiden by Joyce Carol Oates

3.0

This book was very hard to rate. I devoured it quickly, unable to put it down. I was waiting for the “thing” to happen, unsure of what the “thing” would be. Oates’ writing is delectable, but overall the story left me feeling disappointed. It is not a “gothic thriller” as was described on the cover and I have no idea what Oates is trying to say through this relationship based on desire and control…