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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
mysterious
fast-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
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
Whelp... I have no clue how I feel about this one.
Plot wise, this is definitely a decent book. The plot twist wherethe timelines were actually past and present were decently done, and it tied in together well . However, the writing of this novel is where the book fell really, really flat for me. I thought it was bad when I was reading it, and then I read it to my fiancé... "It sounds like Wattpad writing" was his only response.
There was no emotion in the novel. It was very "tell-not-show" and shallow. And Freida writing a romance arc... Not good at all, in my opinion. There was no chemistry.
And then last, but most certainly not least... Not only was she fatphobic in this (no one is surprised), but she was also incredibly derogatory toward a houseless woman, whoDID NOTHING. Her role was literally just a red-herring . I hated how Maureen was treated by Freida. And then of course there were the few instances where she basically states a woman will only ever be happy and fulfilled when she's married with kids (even characters who've chosen not to have kids "regret" it...). Though none of this is shocking, because Freida makes her stance very clear--but I will point it out every single time.
Plot wise, this is definitely a decent book. The plot twist where
There was no emotion in the novel. It was very "tell-not-show" and shallow. And Freida writing a romance arc... Not good at all, in my opinion. There was no chemistry.
And then last, but most certainly not least... Not only was she fatphobic in this (no one is surprised), but she was also incredibly derogatory toward a houseless woman, who
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good story, not the best. The ending was definitely a nice twist, as expected from Freida but I was still underwhelmed of the pacing of the book. kinda slow. Overall not bad, but def forgettable
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
This started off so good, and then it got so confusing. I read the audiobook and had to go back several chapters, because I thought I missed something. Definitely not how I thought this would go.