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mari_books's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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
2.0
It’s been so long since I have read a book this hard to follow. Really interesting concept with so much potential. Part of me wishes that this was a Netflix show instead. Clearly written by someone who has never worked in a hotel, entirely too many characters and like 6 different plot lines (which I know is the point) but many of the characters blended together Bc they were all adversarial to the narrator. I also found the narrator to be insufferable, and never learned. Mena as a character with all the Buddhist stuff just seemed like a crutch to January so that we could have things spelled out literally, partially explained without having to show anything. I also did not understand the ending and why the author chose that moment to cut to a boring future scene that gives us no resolution to all the problems they set up text . This book almost feels like a fanfiction of a better book - I feel bad saying it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Murder, Torture, and War
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