Not interested in watching my video review of The Sight? Then look below for the major bullet points. 

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.

Rating: 2 out of 5

Genre: Horror 

Hello friends!

In this blog, I’m reviewing The Sight by Melanie Golding. As usual, the first half of the review will be spoiler-free, and more about my overall thoughts. The second half will contain spoilers, so look away if you haven’t read the book yet. 

• There’s a new trend where authors have great ideas but no follow-through. The back story is missing. I needed to understand the magic system and where Faith’s gifts came from. Who was her great-grandmother? Why were their gifts different? 

• Something about the story kept me reading. It was intriguing at times, but I was left wanting in the end. 

• The Sight has a few good plot twists. Then there are the moments that make you want to rip your hair out. 

• Great weaving of the characters together. 

• Golding hits you over the head with the great-grandmother stories, but they didn’t lend any insight into what was happening. 

• The story was contradictory at times. Golding builds her own rules and then breaks them later. 

• The thematic elements felt contrived at times. 

• The Sight was missing its bones. It had all the facial features and a lot of skin, but nothing to hold the body together. It collapsed under the slightest pressure. I struggled to see how anything had any meaning or the point of the story by the end. I wanted to like the story because it was a great premise. 

• No character arc. Not a character-driven story. Not a plot-driven story. Then what was it? 

Now look away if you don’t want spoilers. 

• So the great-grandmother appears alone in the woods and no one questions that? They let her marry one of the circus people. How is that not suspect? Was there a spell involved? I feel that the great-grandmother had some ulterior motive and that’s why she’s sticking around. 

• What the hell happened when Faith stabbed her eye? How did that trigger her to see her great-grandmother? Why wasn’t she blinded? She stabbed her FUCKING eye!

• Why is the circus traveling such a small circumference? Faith was able to access her mom at all times. Could they have set up a more permanent location? 

Happy Reading!

Love,

Kait