The Elementals

I wanted to love this as most people did in the reviews but I did not get this at all. I read this while listening to the audiobook in hopes of immersing myself to the story but it obviously didn't work. I was expecting for a creepy and scary haunted house story but instead, I got the story of two wealthy families (and their relationships) while owning three victorian summer houses, which is kind of boring in my opinion. It felt like nothing really happened in this book. I was also having a hard time connecting with the characters and I'm skeptical towards India, especially, because it doesn't sound true and I just can't believe that a thirteen-year-old girl can talk and act the same way as a mature, thirtysomething-year-old woman. In addition, how many times did the author imply to the readers that Odessa is the ~only~ black character? I mean, I get it but no need to shove it infront of my face for fifty times, Michael. The third house that is slowly devoured by the sand was interesting to me, but as I was reading, I was quite confused why it was the only one being haunted. And all of that ‘eat my eyes' thing? Sorry, but it was so lame. Overall, I realized that maybe this is the time for me to shy away from gothic horror books for now because clearly, it is not the type of horror for me.