3.57 AVERAGE


3.5…okay here’s the the thing: the writing is beautiful the concept is exquisite and potentially this rating is a consequence of the reading slump i’m in, but you have to be invested in this book from the beginning if you want to love it, and i was not. it has all the elements of a brilliant story, and is undoubtedly well written, but i was just very indifferent about it all. maybe one day i’ll reread and think more highly of it
dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
adventurous reflective tense 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
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I finished this in one sitting at the library and biked home feeling almost physically disoriented. The characters almost yanked me along with them in their crooked paths, and on top of that the way that the point of view and setting changes between (as well as within) chapters really threw me with no warning into the strange, unnatural world of this book. Overall, I'm glad that this caught my eye, but the story a bit too extreme for me to buy my own copy.
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I couldn’t finish this book because it reads like an NYU creative writing assignment. The characters are well developed but unrealistic, and the language comes across to me as sappy and forced.
mysterious slow-paced