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3.05 AVERAGE
3.05 AVERAGE
nvm i'm already confused and according to the reviews that only gets worse
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting book. I liked that it was set fairly locally to me.
This first part, from Goody’s perspective is good fun. I learnt a little bit about smuggling and I had fun following the danger with the tunnels, ships, fights and sailing.
But it did loose this, the last third becomes just a series of ‘and then this happened, and then this happened…’ with no dialogue or telling me about the parts that were interesting. Did I need a detailed description of a battle during the Jacobite rebellion? No. Certainly not when described so boringly.
I found the incest to be a bit strange, don’t think it was needed or really added to the story. I’m not opposed to it being included but just felt it didn’t fit.
I did like the queer representation and it was interesting to discuss it at my bookclub. Ultimately though, I thought the author either didn’t have the skill, the knowledge or felt he couldn’t tell a queer story from first person point of view but I felt the book suffered from this.
This first part, from Goody’s perspective is good fun. I learnt a little bit about smuggling and I had fun following the danger with the tunnels, ships, fights and sailing.
But it did loose this, the last third becomes just a series of ‘and then this happened, and then this happened…’ with no dialogue or telling me about the parts that were interesting. Did I need a detailed description of a battle during the Jacobite rebellion? No. Certainly not when described so boringly.
I found the incest to be a bit strange, don’t think it was needed or really added to the story. I’m not opposed to it being included but just felt it didn’t fit.
I did like the queer representation and it was interesting to discuss it at my bookclub. Ultimately though, I thought the author either didn’t have the skill, the knowledge or felt he couldn’t tell a queer story from first person point of view but I felt the book suffered from this.
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
slow-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:
Complicated
DNF at page 110/333.
I fancied this a lot, enjoyed the setting very much (would definitely like to visit), quite enjoyed the style of prose, but found myself oddly detached from events in the story that really should have had wallop. Found myself scan reading and wanting to get it finished, then realised I was bored to tears, so fuck it.
What's the problem?
The descriptions are good but there's looooads of them. The characters are dull, the dialogue is flat, but most problematically, there's no tension or emotional beats. Some very bad things happen at the start, then some comeuppance, but I was barely tickled by it.
Feels like a great idea the author had after visiting the location, but it falls way short of what it could have been.
I do realise I'm pretty hard to please, and not for any good reasons, so could be great for someone else.
I fancied this a lot, enjoyed the setting very much (would definitely like to visit), quite enjoyed the style of prose, but found myself oddly detached from events in the story that really should have had wallop. Found myself scan reading and wanting to get it finished, then realised I was bored to tears, so fuck it.
What's the problem?
The descriptions are good but there's looooads of them. The characters are dull, the dialogue is flat, but most problematically, there's no tension or emotional beats. Some very bad things happen at the start, then some comeuppance, but I was barely tickled by it.
Feels like a great idea the author had after visiting the location, but it falls way short of what it could have been.
I do realise I'm pretty hard to please, and not for any good reasons, so could be great for someone else.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-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:
Complicated
dnf at 59%
at first this was really intriguing but soon after i got really lost in the story and also a bit bored. then when the main character, goody gets molested by her true father, and sleeps with her adoptive brother i completely lost interest.
at first this was really intriguing but soon after i got really lost in the story and also a bit bored. then when the main character, goody gets molested by her true father, and sleeps with her adoptive brother i completely lost interest.
adventurous
dark
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:
No