And this writing was very amateur and I don't know if it's because I read All the Light We Cannot See before this or what, but the writing really fell short for me. Unless it's writing really well, it overall just ends up feeling cringey. I just feel a certain way with this subject matter, and I don't think it should be handled in the YA genre. In relation to the characters, we all know things like this happen, but when you're connected to the characters and they are experiencing something traumatic it's good to know in the back of your head that these people don't actually exist in the real world. Knowing in the back of your head that something is in fact all fiction offers some level of comfort when reading such horrible things. Even by implying that it's happening and not giving a lot of details-or even just adding a disclaimer of sorts. There also needed to be trigger warnings especially when dealing with a subject matter such as rape. And some of it didn't seem too realistic, it felt very fictionalized and just like I said played down. I don't know if that even makes sense but it felt very glossed over I guess is what I'm trying to say. It felt very YA in the sense that the content didn't seem to fit the genre. And it just felt like the novel really downplayed a lot of it. There was murder, abuse, kidnapping, rape, etc. Honestly, the material of this book was some pretty heavy stuff. There are five girls locked in the cellar overall, but like I said she is the main one we get to follow. You get Clover, Summer, and Summer's boyfriend, Lewis. The story switches point of views from a bunch of different characters. He says that they ruin everything and looks at them like they are dirt, scum of the earth, you get the picture. Clover, the kidnapper, has a thing against prostitutes and woman who commit infidelity.

I have a lot of thoughts on this book, so let's get into it!įor background, The Cellar by Natasha Preston is about a man who kidnaps five woman and names them after flowers so he can have the perfect family. For awhile I was in a little bit of a slump which usually happens in the middle of the year (around the time I actually finished reading this). Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog! Today I have another book review! I have been finding my groove again.

Natasha preston the cellar series