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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
What an absolute wild ride tho.
I guess I'll start by saying that I appreciate how Victoria Lee has written characters who have experienced trauma - they are survivors but it doesn't mean they're good people. I liked how this book explored trauma, memory, grief, and this desire to attach meaning to the meaningless. Sometimes, particularly for people who live with mental illness or who have experienced trauma, we look for patterns, or signs, or something to make things make sense. I don't by any means want to paint people's experiences with a broad brush but I think that was sort of what Lee was going for here - the exploration of mental illness and grief of female characters, and horror (though closer to thriller/mystery) in literature. Not saying it was done perfectly, but it was an interesting read. It made me think of Gillian Flynn but pared down. I think if more time had been spent on some of the twisty-turny revelations that come in the second half of the book, I would have enjoyed it more. That being said, dark academia lesbians is absolutely my jam and I read this book in two days so
I guess I'll start by saying that I appreciate how Victoria Lee has written characters who have experienced trauma - they are survivors but it doesn't mean they're good people. I liked how this book explored trauma, memory, grief, and this desire to attach meaning to the meaningless. Sometimes, particularly for people who live with mental illness or who have experienced trauma, we look for patterns, or signs, or something to make things make sense. I don't by any means want to paint people's experiences with a broad brush but I think that was sort of what Lee was going for here - the exploration of mental illness and grief of female characters, and horror (though closer to thriller/mystery) in literature. Not saying it was done perfectly, but it was an interesting read. It made me think of Gillian Flynn but pared down. I think if more time had been spent on some of the twisty-turny revelations that come in the second half of the book, I would have enjoyed it more. That being said, dark academia lesbians is absolutely my jam and I read this book in two days so
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was fine ig? I was a bit bored honestly, the ending was good tho. Idk I defs wouldn't reread it
Wow. Just… wow.
This story takes so many twists and turns that it fully traps you inside it. It haunted my thoughts during the day, and my dreams during the night. This was absolutely the perfect book to read during spooky season.
I love the hint of magic, romance, mental illness and mystery. The book has amazing lore that fully incapsulates everything I thought would be dark academia. It matched the fantasy I had of schools with a long and maybe mysterious past.
The characters are really interesting as well. I would have loved to maybe get a few inside chapters on Ellis’ thoughts. I think that would have been rather interesting.
It has been a long while since I read a book like this. The story and setting is in my eyes rare and that’s something I appreciate.
I’m going to let my friends borrow this book over and over again, till it looks like Alexs’ copy of ‘The Secret Garden’. This book deserves to be read by many many eyes
This story takes so many twists and turns that it fully traps you inside it. It haunted my thoughts during the day, and my dreams during the night. This was absolutely the perfect book to read during spooky season.
I love the hint of magic, romance, mental illness and mystery. The book has amazing lore that fully incapsulates everything I thought would be dark academia. It matched the fantasy I had of schools with a long and maybe mysterious past.
The characters are really interesting as well. I would have loved to maybe get a few inside chapters on Ellis’ thoughts. I think that would have been rather interesting.
It has been a long while since I read a book like this. The story and setting is in my eyes rare and that’s something I appreciate.
I’m going to let my friends borrow this book over and over again, till it looks like Alexs’ copy of ‘The Secret Garden’. This book deserves to be read by many many eyes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I dunno man, it was a fun read, the characters were a bit flat, only intention to further the plot, a lot of cliches idk, like some of it pulled me in, but yeah im not a big fan of first person and it just felt like it could be thought out a bit more here and there. I did read it in 24 hours ish, so that adds something and love lesbians etc, but yeah fell a bit flat
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:
Complicated
Okay. Interesting. The vibes were very much dark academia but there were also a lot of “what the hell is going on here” moments…very sinister, lesbian, party-core, confusing, entrancing.
im in shock. i didn’t know what i expected but it wasn’t this. i liked this book a lot, but there were times when i fell asleep (as a consequence of my messed up sleeping schedule) so i might have missed some details while reading this. i need to reread this someday. (maybe during autumn?). i loved the witchy, thriller aspect of it. i loved the way it was narrated from felicity’s perspective and how i didnt know what was real and what was not until the very end. the reason i chose to started reading this book was because i knew it had sapphic characters in it. needless to say, i was not disappointed. i would definitely recommend this to people. my only critique is that the ending felt really anticlimactic. overall it was great, and im happy that i can give this book 4 stars.
I was going to give it a 5-star review before I got to the end because I was really enjoying this book. However, for me, the end was rushed and not what I was hoping for. What’s the point in creating a whole background for the character, of making her obsessed with magic, and the idea of being haunted if in the end is not going to matter that much?