{"id":4660,"date":"2018-05-19T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2018-05-17T14:30:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T21:30:53","slug":"house-of-furies-teen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2018\/house-of-furies-teen-review\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Furies — Teen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

review by Jacob Chon, age 15<\/p>\n

House of Furies\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Madeleine Roux<\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>House of Furies<\/i><\/b> is a gripping tale of a young beggar who is thrust into a boarding house straight out of a horror movie. Louisa Ditton runs away from her status as a beggar to become a maid at Coldthistle House, which is a hotel situated near a famous spring known for its rejuvenating properties. Her job is normal enough at first; although she meets a host of unique characters, Louisa is not all that unnerved. She begins to notice things that are a little off, however, first starting with her employer. After that, Louisa sees beings in the shadows that should not be there. Will she be able to survive her job?<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>House of Furies<\/i><\/b> is a rather above average but lackluster book, except for one reason: Madeleine Roux\u2019s incredibly well-written plot. Although the novel seems to be unoriginal at first, coming off as a generic horror book, during the middle and later chapters it truly comes off as unique. The character peculiarities are really what define them as interesting; without their special attributes the book would be a below-average horror story. However, because of the plot and the character peculiarities, it edges out to be a fairly unique and above-average book. Despite its flaws and shortcomings, this novel is an interesting read. 3.5\/5 stars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Find this book in our catalog: House of Furies<\/a><\/p>\n

Catalog Number: YA FIC ROUX,M<\/p>\n

407 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

review by Jacob Chon, age 15 House of Furies\u00a0by Madeleine Roux \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0House of Furies is a gripping tale of a young beggar who is thrust into a boarding house straight out of a horror movie. 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