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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
honestly very good, had a surprising ending but loved the plot
I don’t even feel like honoring this book with a review, but when I hate a book, I have to make sure other people don’t make the same mistakes I did in picking a book up.
It was bad. Just plain ol’ badly written. None of the ideas introduced get followed to any sort of conclusion, the characters feel one dimensional and plastic, and the end left a lot to be desired. It is very clearly a book that was written by vibes and aesthetics only.
It was bad. Just plain ol’ badly written. None of the ideas introduced get followed to any sort of conclusion, the characters feel one dimensional and plastic, and the end left a lot to be desired. It is very clearly a book that was written by vibes and aesthetics only.
once you get past the dark academia character doing dark academia things, in a dark academia setting, in a dark academia manner, the story gets deeper and way more interesting than i thought it would. i'm still not sure how i feel about the ending, but god i love complex sapphic relationships.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5/5 stars
god i LOVED this! a truly lovely combination of mystery, thriller, and lesbian romance that i so desperately have craved in a novel these days. this feels very much like a gay YA version of the secret history so far as the basic vibe. maybe it wasn't written like poetry, per se, but it's YA so i wasn't expecting much but Lee killed it by pulling some phenomenal one liners and having a brilliant structure for the story. i was worried i wouldn't enjoy this, and i am so so pleasantly surprised. definitely a lot of fun, and a perfect read for early fall, with some wicked twists.....
god i LOVED this! a truly lovely combination of mystery, thriller, and lesbian romance that i so desperately have craved in a novel these days. this feels very much like a gay YA version of the secret history so far as the basic vibe. maybe it wasn't written like poetry, per se, but it's YA so i wasn't expecting much but Lee killed it by pulling some phenomenal one liners and having a brilliant structure for the story. i was worried i wouldn't enjoy this, and i am so so pleasantly surprised. definitely a lot of fun, and a perfect read for early fall, with some wicked twists.....
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Conflicted on this one. Loved the creepy, witchy, dark academia aesthetic of it all, but the pacing kind of felt...all over the place? Not much happened for the first 3/4 of the book, and then when things got really exciting and tense and holy-hell-what's-going-to-happen, it just went by so super quickly. Also, Ellis absolutely RADIATED "Alexa's wretched ex-friend" vibes, probably because they're both smarter-than-thou gaslighters (Ellis would definitely be mean to me about my job as a librarian! Just saying!), and I liked that because of how real it made her feel to me. But also, dang, I really should have read this book BEFORE befriending that person. Live and learn.