This was . . . creepy. However, it wasn't as creepy as I was hoping it'd be. It was more of a mystery/thriller with some aspects that, on the outside, appeared creepy but really weren't.
Here we have Margot, someone who went through the most traumatizing thing you could imagine and because of it she's become an orphan. Then she finds herself "adopted" into a rich family under the condition that she's a companion for the daughter who is catatonic.
This is where things get interesting. Margot starts experiencing things that she can't explain. She's already had experiences with nightmares that are too real, but they've become less frequent once at the Copeland Hall. Agatha, the girl she's supposed to be a companion for, is trying to respond and lead Margot to clues about the secrets of the house.
Once the big reveal starts to unravel, everything that's been happening isn't as creepy as it feels when you're reading it. It becomes creepy and disturbing in its own weird way, completely different from the original feel of the story. Then some things weren't really explained, or I just failed to comprehend some of it.
I had a suspicion about one little element early on but I didn't really start putting the pieces together until it was too late and everything was already unraveling. That's how well put together the story was.
If you're a fan of V.C. Andrews — her original works, not the ghostwriting! — or anything with a creepy factor that follows clues to a big reveal . . . then you'll love The Companion. There's enough twists and turns, so many secrets, and just enough to make you feel all kinds of emotions with all the characters: antagonist and protagonist alike!
Here we have Margot, someone who went through the most traumatizing thing you could imagine and because of it she's become an orphan. Then she finds herself "adopted" into a rich family under the condition that she's a companion for the daughter who is catatonic.
This is where things get interesting. Margot starts experiencing things that she can't explain. She's already had experiences with nightmares that are too real, but they've become less frequent once at the Copeland Hall. Agatha, the girl she's supposed to be a companion for, is trying to respond and lead Margot to clues about the secrets of the house.
Once the big reveal starts to unravel, everything that's been happening isn't as creepy as it feels when you're reading it. It becomes creepy and disturbing in its own weird way, completely different from the original feel of the story. Then some things weren't really explained, or I just failed to comprehend some of it.
I had a suspicion about one little element early on but I didn't really start putting the pieces together until it was too late and everything was already unraveling. That's how well put together the story was.
If you're a fan of V.C. Andrews — her original works, not the ghostwriting! — or anything with a creepy factor that follows clues to a big reveal . . . then you'll love The Companion. There's enough twists and turns, so many secrets, and just enough to make you feel all kinds of emotions with all the characters: antagonist and protagonist alike!