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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
'Sometimes I feel I'm in my own dimension, wading through time, lagging a second behind the normal people'
Actual rating: 3.75
Did I listen to or read this?: Read
Level of enjoyment: Medium
Expectations going in: Medium
Able to connect with characters?: Yes
Plot kept me interested?: Yes
Like the writing style?: I found the writing style to be a little bit crude at time but it fit the vibe of the book.
Did I like the romance?: Yes wasn't really romance but was more realistic than romance in most books
Will I continue the series?: n/a but would be interested in reading more.
Do I reccomend this book?: Yes, interesting plot and characters. This book delved alot into mental health and I found it oddly comforting to find the main character so relatable.
Actual rating: 3.75
Did I listen to or read this?: Read
Level of enjoyment: Medium
Expectations going in: Medium
Able to connect with characters?: Yes
Plot kept me interested?: Yes
Like the writing style?: I found the writing style to be a little bit crude at time but it fit the vibe of the book.
Did I like the romance?: Yes wasn't really romance but was more realistic than romance in most books
Will I continue the series?: n/a but would be interested in reading more.
Do I reccomend this book?: Yes, interesting plot and characters. This book delved alot into mental health and I found it oddly comforting to find the main character so relatable.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A fantastic re-telling of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Dark and tense and as mad as the original. Alice being trans works SO fricking well! This book had me from the start. Definitely worth a read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The good:
- The premise and the setting were interesting.
- I enjoyed a lot of the commentary around transness.
- The Alice in Wonderland retelling aspect was kinda fun.
The bad:
- There were some weird jokes and descriptions that came across like microaggressions.
- The mental illness rep was questionable at best.
- I wish the MC’s internalized misogyny was addressed better.
- Overall, the book simply didn’t live up to my expectations. The synopsis had me hoping for an investigative mystery. This wasn’t that.
- The resolution was underwhelming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Incest, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not the best one I’ve read from Juno Dawson. I really loved Meat Market because I learned so much about the world of modelling and the characters in Clean were really likeable but this wasn’t as enjoyable. The main protagonist was inspiring but all the other characters were not relatable. There was also a lot of hard hitting content which could have been delved into further but wasn’t and just felt like it was glossed over. Overall, it was a fun book but I prefer her other titles; I enjoyed some of it though. Easy read.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes