In the end the only thing I found relate-able about her was her desire to be loved and not be alone. She was constantly mentioning how soft, supple, pretty she was. And I can't forget how self centered she was either. She is willing to bash people over the head or just sleep with people when she wants something or is bored, burn houses down in a twisted show of affection, or accept any version of reality that would terrify others because it lessens her own amount of crazy (at least in her mind). And not the sees things from time to time or talk to ones self while rocking back and forth in a corner kind of crazy, but confused by right and wrong, mentally anguished, morally bankrupt, with no consequences kind of crazy. Now for the characters.Hannah (which seems like way to innocent a name for this girl) has been diagnosed as hyper, with anxiety, as a manic-depressant.the list apparently goes on and on.suffice it to say the bitch is crazy. Basically it boils down to a ghost is possessing Hannah's mother and the fight to exorcise and destroy it. And even then the real plot was lacking in detail and tension. Out of 450 pages the real plot didn't present itself until after 300+ pages. Frustrating much? Yet it was as if the craziness and evil in the town were all just a sub plot, one to be thrown in from time to time as a break from Hannah's insanity. The keys, doors, creatures themselves.they all just pop into existence in the story with no rhyme or reason given for their being there. These occurrences are restricted to the town of Portero, but it never mentions why. Semi interesting premise right? Only nowhere in the entire book is this universe explained at all. They are also able to use glyphs which are almost magical in nature (though they all deny the existence of magic) and there are 5 magical 'keys' which can open any door you like. Then you have the Mortmaine, a group of people who fight these creatures and protect the town (but only if it benefits the whole town.if you are stupid enough to cross something evil's path they consider it your own fault and won't lift a finger for you).

You can go through a door and end up on the other side of town or on the other side of the world, or on a different world altogether. This town is overrun with evil creatures, magical doors that are like folds in space. This book is about Hannah who shows up in her mother's home town of Portero, Texas. Let's begin with the plot before trying to explain the insanity that is the characters. This book is just a hot mess despite its gorgeous cover art. Think train wreck that you can't stop staring at. I didn't like it but I kept turning the pages at a feverish pace, granted that was more so in shock. I have no idea how the hell to classify this book.

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves