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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My granddaughter and I thought it would be fun to read a book together kind of like our own little book club where we could pick a book read and discuss.
I am rating this book a 3 which in my opinion means it’s just average.
It’s not that I hated the book I just found it very hard to follow. The transitions in the book were not done very well which made the story hard to follow, and left me confused at times.
I felt like you were always waiting for something to happen and more explanation or detail but it never happens!
I am rating this book a 3 which in my opinion means it’s just average.
It’s not that I hated the book I just found it very hard to follow. The transitions in the book were not done very well which made the story hard to follow, and left me confused at times.
I felt like you were always waiting for something to happen and more explanation or detail but it never happens!
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I watched the movie not knowing it was a book. I’m loving the book. The movie was good but as usual the book is soo much better
I'm not sure why this has been compared to "Gone Girl" because in "Gone Girl" we didn't know what Amy Dunne was really thinking until the 2nd half. In this book, we know Tifani "Ani" Finny has dark thoughts throughout the book. She has misgivings, regrets, disgust at the way she has to keep up a facade to the public. We know Ani is human, what's the surprise?
For me, the surprise was I loved the 98% of this book and felt like the last 2% flew over my head completely. Did I miss the reveal? Did I miss the big moment she stood on her own? I even went back and re-read it and can't believe all those words, all the self-doubt and disgust she directed at herself ended in a resolutions that spanned 2% of this book. Can you tell I read on a Kindle?
It was a great story...until the end. Then it was just "blah".
For me, the surprise was I loved the 98% of this book and felt like the last 2% flew over my head completely. Did I miss the reveal? Did I miss the big moment she stood on her own? I even went back and re-read it and can't believe all those words, all the self-doubt and disgust she directed at herself ended in a resolutions that spanned 2% of this book. Can you tell I read on a Kindle?
It was a great story...until the end. Then it was just "blah".
A mystery about what happened at a school to a young woman. The main character is currently getting ready to marry a wealthy new yorker but continues to reflect on what happened to her in high school. I really hated the main character even after hearing her terrible story. Trigger warning: about a school shooting/bombing
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I missed ‘Luckiest’s…’ debut as a NY Times bestseller and only recently added it to my TBR pile because of its pending Netflix run. Honestly, I don’t get the hype. For starters, the main character Tiffani “Ani” FaNelli starts as an awful person and ends equally as awful. There’s zero character growth here. The ending is anti-climactic and seems rushed, like the author had a page count in mind and hastily wrapped up the story once it was met. The twist is predicted very early on so you know what’s going to happen and you slowly plod towards it. And if you think that Tiff gets more likable after learning all the grisly details of the tragedy, you’re going to be disappointed because she doesn’t. We see why ‘Ani’ is an absolute mess but you’re just left with the recurring thought that this woman had 15 years to get help and grow as a person but she’s still the same self absorbed, selfish, insecure high school version of herself. Still, the story could have been redeemed if the writing was…infinitely better. Sadly, it never quite gets there and it makes for an over “just okay” read.