by Nancy Ohlin
*DNFd at 100 pages*Now I've never read Rebecca, or seen an adaptation, but I do know a tiny itty bit from SRB's parody of it, which is 9856% better than this. However...This was just plain bad. Our main character, Tess, is vapid and about as deep as your average kiddie pool. Her main, and apparently...
Inspired by Rebecca, you say?Daphne Du Maurier is rolling in her grave right now. I love reading alternative retellings of my favorite books. Most of the time, they're pretty bad; in some instances, they're incomprehensibly terrible. This book would be an example of the latter.Rebecca holds a specia...
the second I started the first chapter, I knew I was not going to finish this. Thorn Abbey has a pretty cool prologue but other than that, it's the exact same as every other book I've read about spoiled teens attending a private boarding school with secrets to hide.
3.5 Stars I have never read Rebecca so I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I sat down to read Thorn Abbey. I think when I saw infatuation and possession I assumed it was an overbearing lover and I saw the ghost element but didn’t expect much of it. However I ended up really enjoying ho...
This book was one weird ass story. Mystery was definitely floating throughout.I didn't know what to expect, as my suspicions would be slaughtered all the time. It wasn't until near the end when I finally understood.It certainly did keep me interested.Tess is new at the school "Thorn Abbey" and she m...
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I'm a big fan of Rebecca, a 1938 novel by Daphne duMaurier, so I'm always up for checking out a new interpretation of the story. I think that of the challenges that comes with retelling Rebecca is that many elements of the original story are also things that drive modern YA readers crazy: a female n...
DISCLAIMER: This book is a retelling of Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, which I have never read. As such, this review will contain only my thoughts on Thorn Abbey itself, and no comparisons to the original work will be made.It has now been several days since I finished Thorn Abbey, and I still am not ...
Won Thorn Abbey from Goodreads First Reads. Did not get the book yet, but when I do, I will get to reading it soon. (:
I was really looking forward to this book the cover is gorgeous, the plot sounded awesome and it is based on Rebecca. Unfortunately I was disappointed; I didn’t like this book at all. The prologue was awesome and I thought I was on to a winner but from there it just went downhill.The writing is al...
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