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In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I had read two books by Mira Grant before and rated both of them 5 stars so when I saw this I didn't read anything about it and just jumped right in... if I had bothered to read the synopsis I might have realised that this is a Scooby Doo retelling and 100% not my thing!
So yeah I didn't really like this one.
The story explores what would happen to a gang like the scooby squad if things took a terrible turn into horror while solving a mystery. I can totally see how that would be a compelling concept for a lot of readers... but I am not one of them.
I liked that the POV character Harlow (aka Velma) was an unreliable narrator as the haunted house gets its claws deeper and deeper into her. And I enjoyed the relationship between her and her foster brother Kevin (100% just Shaggy).
I didn't like much else though and the story didn't exactly have plot holes but it did have a lot of plot ambiguity which I really didn't enjoy
So yeah I didn't really like this one.
The story explores what would happen to a gang like the scooby squad if things took a terrible turn into horror while solving a mystery. I can totally see how that would be a compelling concept for a lot of readers... but I am not one of them.
I liked that the POV character Harlow (aka Velma) was an unreliable narrator as the haunted house gets its claws deeper and deeper into her. And I enjoyed the relationship between her and her foster brother Kevin (100% just Shaggy).
I didn't like much else though and the story didn't exactly have plot holes but it did have a lot of plot ambiguity which I really didn't enjoy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, and Child death
Moderate: Grief