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Nana by Brandon Massey

14 reviews

lareinadehades's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wanted to like this, but the characters made it impossible. I also did not like the misogyny of the husband.

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coxaad's review

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3.0

Okay there was 100% SA in this and it was treated as if it was nothing because it was a woman attacking a man.... Also didn't love the writing of the women.

The story was intriguing for sure, I'm not mad I read it.

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tynathereader's review against another edition

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I didn’t check the TW’s

and don’t want to read sexual assault scenes, even if they’re with demons, for entertainment

. After getting this far and looking up what’s to come, I’ve decided that this book isn’t for me.

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thepoieszedlife's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ksuazo94's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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tifftastic87's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

The story was decent but it was really hard to feel the tension when I just didn't care about the characters. The characters were kind of flat and dismissive of eachother. I didn't care about Monica (the victim in the story) because when the story was told from Troy's (Monica's husband) perspective he didn't really seem like he cared about her. He only seemed to care about being right, which made it hard to care about him.

The story is kind of predictable, but that wouldn't have been a problem if the characters were more developed. We immediately got into the "tense" part of the story without learning anything about the characters. Well, we did learn two things one is that Monica struggles to parent her strong willed daughter and that Troy is a f**k boy.

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mikkareads's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

In my opinion, it's predictable, it's boring, it's sexist - we see much of the action through the Male Gaze, the perspective of a chronic womanizer who lustfully perceives every woman's breasts, legs, and buttocks as objects of desire. Even with a woman he rightly sees as evil, he can't help but mention her sex appeal.

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There are numerous sex scenes, many of which are part of the horror aspect of the book. Two of them are scenes where a man is forcibly tied up and forced to have sex against his will - but of course, he secretly enjoys it because the woman is sooooo incredibly attractive and kinky. This is, in my eyes, a trivialization of sexual violence, which I find distasteful even in an exaggerated campy horror novel.

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meganrae047's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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bites_of_books's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

What a ride!

In Nana we follow Monica as she's grieving the loss of her adoptive mother. At the funeral, she meets her biological mother, Grace, for the first time and thus ensues a journey that will change her life forever. Grace is assertive, confident, and persistent in taking care of her as she grieves. However, there is a darker purpose to Grace's arrival into Monica's life. Her husband is suspicious, even their dog doesn't like Grace.

There were some plot points that did take me out of the story but overall I couldn't stop reading. I read it in two sittings and I'll definitely be looking for more of Massey's books to read when I need a good horror/thriller book.

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kellyreadingbooks's review

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

1.0

I was so deeply disturbed by this book I had to listen to the last hour of the book on 2.5x speed when usually I listen at 1.15x-1.35x.

I usually don't "yuck someone's yum", but I don't understand how someone could enjoy this book. This read like an R rated Lifetime horror movie mixed with the cheese of the Disney Channel Original movie Smart House (Smart Demon Nana?? lol). The characters were so naïve I couldn't even fathom the story to begin with. I think there are much better books out there exploring ageism and gender inequality. I read this for an online book club and I am genuinely curious if this will be a hit for anyone. I honestly should've stopped reading it at multiple points because nooooooooot my cup of tea!

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