A review by megan_bbender
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

When I grabbed this book off my shelf I was super excited to read it and thought for sure that it was going to be a great quick and easy five star read but unfortunately I was quickly disappointed. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt through the slow beginning but it never really got any better. 

This book was decent but there seemed to be many points were it could have ended but it continued to drag on. Towards the end I was rushing through it just to get it over and done with and often found that I had zoned out in more boring parts. 

The scenes were described very well and the storyline itself was very interesting and intriguing but theres no further depth in either the plot or characters, it just seems to be the same page on repeat throughout the whole book with different words.