Reviews with content warning for Rape - Maeve Fly

I really enjoyed the first two halves of the book. The writing is really engaging and quick, I liked the setting and the mixed tone. I like the idea of this freaky woman playing Elsa at Disney. Maybe this is too far into the zone of being splatterpunk for me. The last act all I could think was “I get it, you’ve read American Psycho.” And yes, I get that’s a thing she’s obviously doing on purpose but it becomes so overbearing by the end. I’ve already read American Psycho…and I didn’t care for it.

That being said, I do appreciate a fellow fan of Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.

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heathclifff's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

surprisingly better (and less gory) than i was expecting, but still overall very flat.

like obviously the character is supposed to be unlikeable and a sociopath but i’m not sure the excessive SA was necessary.

i just didn’t really feel anything about it. promising from half way but it just fell flat and the twist at the end wasn’t particularly surprising compared to how maeve was reacting on the screen.

interesting female descent into madness, i guess, and study of generational violence/trauma, idk..

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avmcdonald's review

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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wends_nblw's review

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dark medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm heartbroken. I wanted to love this. I so desperately wanted to love this story. But I didn't.

Maeve as a character left me rolling my eyes. Her entitlement and edginess was underwhelming at best and annoying at worst. I understand what the author was trying to do with her, but it only reminded me of a tumblr-esque femcel whining in her trash filled nest of a bed. Maybe it's because I understand Maeve in a way, and it just frustrated me that I could somehow relate to such a whiny character. I will note that she becomes more likable as the story continues, however.

A lot of people label this as "unhinged woman", but it just seemed more like a mentally ill woman’s spiral into madness.

I didn't like the ending either. I felt Maeve's plotline with Kate was unfinished in the worst possible way. The plotline with Gideon? It was quite satisfying until the very end reveal; a reveal that I thought was really obvious until the random red herring halfway through.

I even read this In Disneyland. I read parts of the story in the exact lands she'd describe. I watched Elsa and Anna in a parade while holding this book. Yet I couldn't find any love to give to this story. It's not even a bad book. It's just not for me.

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catoken's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I ended up not caring about any character. It took me two weeks to read what should of only been a few hours. It wasn't thrilling. I was bored. Is there a glint of a good story? Maybe, in the beginning but towards the end I was just skimming and had forgotten characters because the words just sort of blended together. Would I read another book by the author? Yes there's potential. I think I'm also giving it such a low rating because it was so hyped up to me but I can't see where the hype is.

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snowiceblackfruit77's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This story was made for me. The MC was so interesting.

Her and Gidion’s story was so sad, he was the same he was her equal. But because the belief that no one would understand her, that she would always be alone was in her head she couldn’t see.

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