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Elisabeth Thomas

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Catherine House (2020) 849 exemplar

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I read this because I usually check out the Edgar award nominees, so that might have given me expectations that weren't appropriate. this was definitely more of a sci-fi, fantasy type read , rather than a mystery. The writing was good, characterization adequate and the school itself was atmospherically creepy, but I somehow was expecting a bigger payoff
 
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cspiwak | 60 andra recensioner | Mar 6, 2024 |
A very slow, sensual kind of novel that is part dark-academia and part mystery, although I use the word "mystery" very loosely. The synopsis of "Catherine House" seems to offer a real thrill-ride of a book, but in reality there is a quite of bit of repetition and drowsiness in the writing and story that makes everything kind of drag. It's not all bad; in fact, at times it's a pretty novel, and I think Thomas has a gift for writing some really sparse yet lush scenes, and I'm interested in what she writes next. But the plot just doesn't deliver. It's an endless loop of the main character, Ines, reflecting on her past, almost failing classes, sleeping, and wandering the grounds of her new school. Paired with an anticlimactic final act, "Catherine House" ultimately is just missing that "pizazz" element that makes the story stand out.
(edit: I think the word I was looking for is low-stakes. There were just no consequences or anything at risk for Ines for most of the novel. Her lack of enthusiasm and desire for a future left me less invested in her story arc.)
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deborahee | 60 andra recensioner | Feb 23, 2024 |
One of those unique set in a different weirdo world but it doesn't get super confusing in the process books. Iiked the spunky narrator. I recently read The Institute by Stephen King so it free some parallels.
 
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hellokirsti | 60 andra recensioner | Jan 3, 2024 |
The second half of this book was really good. The first half, was decent? I felt like it laid the groundwork for what needed to happen in the last, but there was still something to be desired. I feel like this book was SO SO close to being exactly what it should have been, but it somehow missed the mark.
I do think that the author did an excellent job of making me feel a little trapped and claustrophobic, which helped to add to the setting.
 
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lindywilson | 60 andra recensioner | Jan 3, 2024 |

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