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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
im in shock. i didn’t know what i expected but it wasn’t this. i liked this book a lot, but there were times when i fell asleep (as a consequence of my messed up sleeping schedule) so i might have missed some details while reading this. i need to reread this someday. (maybe during autumn?). i loved the witchy, thriller aspect of it. i loved the way it was narrated from felicity’s perspective and how i didnt know what was real and what was not until the very end. the reason i chose to started reading this book was because i knew it had sapphic characters in it. needless to say, i was not disappointed. i would definitely recommend this to people. my only critique is that the ending felt really anticlimactic. overall it was great, and im happy that i can give this book 4 stars.
I was going to give it a 5-star review before I got to the end because I was really enjoying this book. However, for me, the end was rushed and not what I was hoping for. What’s the point in creating a whole background for the character, of making her obsessed with magic, and the idea of being haunted if in the end is not going to matter that much?
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There was a lot of buildup but it led to nothing really. I spent the whole book waiting for the twist and I think the author was too cause there was like no plot. The magic aspect and the truth about the Dalloway Five should have been explored more.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
I enjoyed the experience of reading this quite a bit and feel like it definitely lived up to its promises for "For fans of A Secret History" (unlike most other books that fall into that category). As the ending closed in and the mysteries were revealed, I felt a little uncertain about the way those mysteries had been scaffolded earlier in the book...or perhaps I was put off by the pacing...IDK. But that's why I knocked off a star. I also kind of wish it had been longer, more adult (the teens act like adults anyway), and had dug in deeper to its darkness/perversity... But maybe by then, the Secret History comparisons would have been derisive rather than complimentary.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
Jeg synes det er en god bog, og synes den var virkelig god da jeg hørte den sidst, men det tog længere tid at læse den her gang da det er til skole. Synes stadig den er god og mystisk. Man undrer sig og bliver virkeligt draget med da man ikke kan stole på felicitys opfattelse af hvad der sker.