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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
March 2, 2024:
I'm so deep into my niche that I forgot there was normiecore horror. That people who hate thinking about things too hard & forget everything they've read as soon as they close the cover are a demographic that needs something to read.
I was going to claim that this book is boring.
I was going to complain that the horror has so little to do with the premise it's infuriating.
I was going to recommend that if you wanted to read this for some reason, start on page 130 because most of it is there to waste your time on characters I couldn't bother to like or hate.
But I think the most damning thing I can say about this book is that it is disinterested in challenging or even examining any of its assumptions. From its gushy worship of *~European culture~* to its tacit endorsement of gentrification, from the bland detachment with which it references historical atrocities to its ambivalence about polarizing topics, it remains offensively uncritical. It has presented me with a world very similar to the one I live in but told me there's nothing wrong with it.
It's rare to find a book that goes so far out of its way to ask no questions and make no statements. Thank goodness.
2/10
#WhatsKenyaReading
#WhatsKenyaReading
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book had so much potential between the setting and the plot. Unfortunately, this was such a slow burn that I ended up skimming the last75 pages. It is a bit predictable and the pacing is so slow.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Action slow to take off, story was not engaging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book had so much potential. I found the writing itself to be a bit weird especially the dialogue and thoughts between the married couple and there wasn't enough build up for all the action that happened at the end. The ending definitely left something to be desired. Overall I just wanted more from this book and found it wanting.