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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can definitely see this being someone’s favorite book but it was mid for me. I was listening and about halfway through I realized I didn’t know much of anything about the characters’ personalities. Everything just felt superficial, like when Felicity would describe Ellis as knowing her or being closest to her I was just thinking “I don’t know anything about her.” It just felt like a lot of telling, not showing.
I got frustrated with Felicity towards the end.I still don’t know if this is a ghost/supernatural book or if Felicity really was delusional. The part with Marjorie’s skull being left in the lake should’ve been the end in my opinion. Like, sure it’s a twist that Ellis’s moms published her book and it’s dedicated to Felicity but that just makes this end on a sour note instead of the bittersweet one.
One of my favorite parts was Felicity pushing Ellis off the roof and I wish that scene had been longer. The author used a lot of metaphors and quotes and flowery langue and I feel like this scene was just too quick.
I could not tell you who any of the other girls in the Godwin house were. This book felt really long but I didn’t get a lot of character development.
I got frustrated with Felicity towards the end.
I could not tell you who any of the other girls in the Godwin house were. This book felt really long but I didn’t get a lot of character development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Classism
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
DNF.
I feel like this book is trying very very hard and failing.
I think it was probably due to the writing style? I am not entitrely sure. There are attempts made to build atmosphere, but they were lost on me. I didn't feel it. I felt the attempt of it but it didn't reach me. Maybe it was because I didn't read it in my mother tongue that I didn't find it very emersive but I found it lacking.
I mean there were scenes, like the visit at the antique shop, where I think it did work but overall it didn't capture me.
Also I couldn't build a connection with the characters, I found them all a bit pale and not really interesting.
I had hopes for this book, like dark academia, witches and then it's also queer? Sounded great but I didn't like the execution and it finally lost me once we actually got to recreating the witchy stuff shortly before the halfway point. I don't see myself finishing this. I just didn't work for me, sadly. Maybe next time, I'll listen to the average rating for a book and not think "Hey, maybe my experience will be different." And while I had this experience with other books, this one wasn't one of those for me. I am afraid I will have to continue to search for an dark academia book that will satisfy my demands for that kind of story.
I feel like this book is trying very very hard and failing.
I think it was probably due to the writing style? I am not entitrely sure. There are attempts made to build atmosphere, but they were lost on me. I didn't feel it. I felt the attempt of it but it didn't reach me. Maybe it was because I didn't read it in my mother tongue that I didn't find it very emersive but I found it lacking.
I mean there were scenes, like the visit at the antique shop, where I think it did work but overall it didn't capture me.
Also I couldn't build a connection with the characters, I found them all a bit pale and not really interesting.
I had hopes for this book, like dark academia, witches and then it's also queer? Sounded great but I didn't like the execution and it finally lost me once we actually got to recreating the witchy stuff shortly before the halfway point. I don't see myself finishing this. I just didn't work for me, sadly. Maybe next time, I'll listen to the average rating for a book and not think "Hey, maybe my experience will be different." And while I had this experience with other books, this one wasn't one of those for me. I am afraid I will have to continue to search for an dark academia book that will satisfy my demands for that kind of story.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my, my. Never getting tired of good ol’ dark academia!
Most of the book was slow moving and some of the characters were just there to fill spaces and serve a purpose but I also couldn’t stop reading it. I read it in a day without even trying to so that counts for something.
Therefore, these 4 stars are perhaps tad generous of me but the last 80 pages of this were WILD. I had to - somehow - account for that with my final rating.
And - it had a really good ending IMO! *smirks*
Most of the book was slow moving and some of the characters were just there to fill spaces and serve a purpose but I also couldn’t stop reading it. I read it in a day without even trying to so that counts for something.
Therefore, these 4 stars are perhaps tad generous of me but the last 80 pages of this were WILD. I had to - somehow - account for that with my final rating.
And - it had a really good ending IMO! *smirks*
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lesbian dark academia set in an all girl‘s school to study literature with a side of witchcraft and mystery? count me in!
our main character, felicity, is an unreliable narrator, which i really enjoyed, because you always have to guess what (or if something) actually happened. i didn’t particularly LIKE her, but she was very well written. ellis wasn’t for me as well,i pretty much knew from the beginning that she was up to something sinister and therefore didn‘t really root for their relationship but she was an interesting character. i wish we had learned more about her backstory and her life, because i feel there was a lot more the her, than what we learned, but it’s fine. the atmosphere and setting of this book were amazing and the storyline had me hooked. i speed through this book in two days lol, so it definitely is a quick read and the mystery surrounding the death of felicity‘s girlfriend captivated me from the start. it has similar vibes and a somewhat similar storyline to "the secret history" and "if we were villains", so fans of these books could possibly enjoy this one!
our main character, felicity, is an unreliable narrator, which i really enjoyed, because you always have to guess what (or if something) actually happened. i didn’t particularly LIKE her, but she was very well written. ellis wasn’t for me as well,
It was good, I just found out I wasn’t in the mood for reading it.
dark
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