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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I'm a little conflicted about this one. I think the subject matter and how our main character deals with his trauma are important lessons and I think book was not meant for someone like me. I liked this book. It delves into some really serious issues and gives the character space to deal with his feelings. However, there were a few time throughout the book I found certain plot threads to be tied up very quickly for the interest of keeping the plot moving.
For instance, Virgil gets broken up with his boyfriend Luca at one point in the book and not too soon afterwards we learn that Luca has already moved on to someone else. This of course sends Virgil into a bit of a spiral and then its not brought up again until the end of the book.
So yea, just some issues with the plot and pacing.
Overall a solid read.
For instance, Virgil gets broken up with his boyfriend Luca at one point in the book and not too soon afterwards we learn that Luca has already moved on to someone else. This of course sends Virgil into a bit of a spiral and then its not brought up again until the end of the book.
So yea, just some issues with the plot and pacing.
Overall a solid read.
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This was a very interesting take on the Werewolf trope! This was a Hard hitting book with a lot of punch!
Merged review:
This was a very interesting take on the Werewolf trope! This was a Hard hitting book with a lot of punch!
Merged review:
This was a very interesting take on the Werewolf trope! This was a Hard hitting book with a lot of punch!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"No one should face their monsters alone, Virgil."
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Shaun David Hutchinson has always been an auto-read author for me. And despite his last couple of books being 3 star reads, he still remains an author I admire, that I know will write books full of emotion.
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Ultimately, this is story of abuse and trauma and finding hope where there first seemed to be none.
And that was beautifully told.
But the problem for me was how sad and angry and depressed it made me feel all along. The hope and slight nice elements only really came at the very end, after hours of suffering. And of course this is a story that needs to be told, we need stories of hurt and trauma and how abuse can make people feel so lonely and sad and anxious.
But it just wasn't really what I was looking for especially this pride month, and the blurb clearly doesn't say much about what this book is actually about.
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Shaun David Hutchinson has always been an auto-read author for me. And despite his last couple of books being 3 star reads, he still remains an author I admire, that I know will write books full of emotion.
.
Ultimately, this is story of abuse and trauma and finding hope where there first seemed to be none.
And that was beautifully told.
But the problem for me was how sad and angry and depressed it made me feel all along. The hope and slight nice elements only really came at the very end, after hours of suffering. And of course this is a story that needs to be told, we need stories of hurt and trauma and how abuse can make people feel so lonely and sad and anxious.
But it just wasn't really what I was looking for especially this pride month, and the blurb clearly doesn't say much about what this book is actually about.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ugh i really wanted to enjoy this more. i expected so much more out of this. it started off really well and then it kinda lost me. i got bored pretty quick. yeah there’s metaphors and other things that have meaning but struggle to care tbh.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes