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3.6 AVERAGE

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I spent most of this book “Umm what?  That sentence doesn’t make any sense.”  All is explained in the end but it came very late in the story and it all felt like it wrapped up too quickly after that. If you’re able to just hold the parts of the story rather than attempting to figure it out, I think you’d enjoy it even more. 

3.5 stars.

So good and unexpected. Detective novel, bit of a mystery thriller, bit of sci-fi, bit of romance, bit of poetry.
challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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
mysterious 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
mysterious reflective medium-paced

what a weird book

What did I just read? A mystery, a suspenseful thriller, a Sci-fi love story? All of the above, with a crazy twist. I saw none of it coming. It was great! Very original. I really enjoyed it. 

*Thank you to Goodreads, Atria Books, Simon and Schuster, and Adam Hamdy for the ARC.*

At first, this mystery/thriller was giving me The 13th Tale vibes, which I am here for. Then it took a bit of a sci-fi turn, which I am also into and was expecting from this book. However, it just seemed to lack any kind of depth and the characters felt very one dimensional. The insta-love plot line threaded throughout was not at all believable, and the writing felt repetitive and facile. There is an intriguing twist at the end, but I don’t know if it is worth the journey to get there.
mysterious 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: Complicated