Stacie's Reviews > The Whispering House
The Whispering House
by Rebecca Wade
by Rebecca Wade
Stacie's review
bookshelves: 2012, children-related, first-reads, mystery-thriller, sci-fi-fantasy
May 04, 12
bookshelves: 2012, children-related, first-reads, mystery-thriller, sci-fi-fantasy
Read from April 29 to May 04, 2012
I received this book through the Goodreads First-Reads giveaway.
Well, this was certainly a cute book. I wasn't jumping up and down in my sit thinking that this was the greatest book in the world, but it was still really cute and had a great little mystery to it that I think kids and teens would enjoy.
I don't know how I feel about the protagonist Hannah Price, though. I mean, I didn't dislike her---she wasn't an idiot and she put two-and-two together through the course of the story. I saw another review from someone about Hannah in the first book of this series, and that person described Hannah as a Mary-Sue, which I actually agree with. Hannah had no flaws and everyone loved her. It seemed like every person she came in contact with easily gave up information and never once questioned, "who the hell is this girl?" To be honest, I was more interested in Hannah's friend, Sam. He had flaws and an interesting story. The whole story could have easily been told from his POV.
Not sure how I feel about the final big reveal of the mystery either. It seemed to come together too easily and too quickly. And it sort of felt anti-climatic to some degree. I think I was expecting more.
I think Rebecca Wade did a fantastic job of describing the house and it's mutation from the present into the past. I certainly would not want to live in that house! It seemed a character in it's own right.
Overall, a cute book, and very fast and easy to read.
Well, this was certainly a cute book. I wasn't jumping up and down in my sit thinking that this was the greatest book in the world, but it was still really cute and had a great little mystery to it that I think kids and teens would enjoy.
I don't know how I feel about the protagonist Hannah Price, though. I mean, I didn't dislike her---she wasn't an idiot and she put two-and-two together through the course of the story. I saw another review from someone about Hannah in the first book of this series, and that person described Hannah as a Mary-Sue, which I actually agree with. Hannah had no flaws and everyone loved her. It seemed like every person she came in contact with easily gave up information and never once questioned, "who the hell is this girl?" To be honest, I was more interested in Hannah's friend, Sam. He had flaws and an interesting story. The whole story could have easily been told from his POV.
Not sure how I feel about the final big reveal of the mystery either. It seemed to come together too easily and too quickly. And it sort of felt anti-climatic to some degree. I think I was expecting more.
I think Rebecca Wade did a fantastic job of describing the house and it's mutation from the present into the past. I certainly would not want to live in that house! It seemed a character in it's own right.
Overall, a cute book, and very fast and easy to read.
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