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melanielotseven's review
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by how many times this book gave me the dry heaves! The ziplock bags, the incel mindset, the living conditions… I loved it! So warped!!
mirajk's review
2.0
The author does a good job of describing how delusional someone like Charlie can be. And the spit warning was necessary. And gross. The author has a lot of potential for sure. The book was just so so. I was also expecting a bit more considering all the warnings in the beginning but the book was pretty tame.
ana_angel555's review against another edition
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kiirstyanneereads's review
4.0
This was such a fun read. It was messed up but not too bad that it was hard to read. The whole storyline really had me hooked and I could not get through the pages fast enough. I read this with a group of others and we all had so many mixed emotions throughout. It's quite a roller-coaster and I think this is perfect for those that love horror and those just branching over to more extreme horror.
littlemonstorrr's review
2.0
I’m really annoyed I had to give this 2 stars. It had SO MUCH potential but it was too quick and too much all at once and didn’t give the reader a chance to sit and really get into this story. The storyline was there but gave nothing. Yea there were a few gross scenes but nothing I didn’t expect. Really was a let down.
theresadenton's review
1.0
I don’t see how this is extreme horror. Were there disgusting scenes, yes. Was there horror, no. Also how did this book get published with so many grammatical errors? I don’t understand. It wasn’t a bad story but it was just too short and the ending was so rushed and expected.
aoki_reads's review
2.0
I literally read the warning about spit. Spit is absolutely repulsive to me. I still continued to read the book, knowing I’d be gagging over every intense mention of spit. A #spitcup, though? Some nasty shit. I just had to mention it again. I clearly read the warning at the start of the book, so no, this is not why I’m rating It’s Me, Charlie a 2 out of 5 stars.
The story itself is incredibly powerful, especially in the age of social media. Scary, for that matter. Charlie is fanatically obsessed with Jessie, an indie author who writes smut novels. He knows absolutely everything about her, why? Well yeah, he reads all of her books.. but mostly because he catfishes Jessie. Through his social media accounts, Charlie morphs into a cute girl, becoming Jessie’s “booktok/bookstagram bestie.” He learns the ins and outs of Jessie’s life, her goals and ambitions, and everything else there is to know. Jessie trusts Charlie. Little does Jessie know, her book bestie is really a “he,” and he’s a big sack of shit to make it worse. He wants to kidnap Jessie and give her the life she’s never had. He wants to be her dream man, like the ones she writes about. But with a sick and delusional obsession and a face only a mother could love, you’ll see how well all of that plays out.
Now that that’s been said, I love a well-written extreme horror book. This was extreme horror without the “well-written” part. And that is not me attacking the abundance of grammatical errors here, but rather my distaste for the novella itself. While elements were extreme, it was boring. No development of any kind. I like my extreme horror novels to have some sort of framework, detail. I’ve realized that just reading a bunch of nasty nonsense doesn’t satisfy me. There was potential here for such a great story, even packed into a short 60 pages. It just didn’t do it for me. You can read it for yourself, it’s short.
The book is disgusting though, stars for that. I did enjoy the idea of an obsessive catfish, and that this specifically took place within the book community. We often feel communities and individuals built from the love of books are sincere and well-intentioned. But clearly, there can be darkness and danger in every space.
Btw, I’m never looking at a cup from Taco Bell the same again.
The story itself is incredibly powerful, especially in the age of social media. Scary, for that matter. Charlie is fanatically obsessed with Jessie, an indie author who writes smut novels. He knows absolutely everything about her, why? Well yeah, he reads all of her books.. but mostly because he catfishes Jessie. Through his social media accounts, Charlie morphs into a cute girl, becoming Jessie’s “booktok/bookstagram bestie.” He learns the ins and outs of Jessie’s life, her goals and ambitions, and everything else there is to know. Jessie trusts Charlie. Little does Jessie know, her book bestie is really a “he,” and he’s a big sack of shit to make it worse. He wants to kidnap Jessie and give her the life she’s never had. He wants to be her dream man, like the ones she writes about. But with a sick and delusional obsession and a face only a mother could love, you’ll see how well all of that plays out.
Now that that’s been said, I love a well-written extreme horror book. This was extreme horror without the “well-written” part. And that is not me attacking the abundance of grammatical errors here, but rather my distaste for the novella itself. While elements were extreme, it was boring. No development of any kind. I like my extreme horror novels to have some sort of framework, detail. I’ve realized that just reading a bunch of nasty nonsense doesn’t satisfy me. There was potential here for such a great story, even packed into a short 60 pages. It just didn’t do it for me. You can read it for yourself, it’s short.
The book is disgusting though, stars for that. I did enjoy the idea of an obsessive catfish, and that this specifically took place within the book community. We often feel communities and individuals built from the love of books are sincere and well-intentioned. But clearly, there can be darkness and danger in every space.
Btw, I’m never looking at a cup from Taco Bell the same again.
jessgal4u's review
1.0
Ignore the disclaimer. This story is not shocking and is not well written. I did enjoy it, but it was average.