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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
very weird, reminded me of A Convenience Store Woman??, love the creepy ish friendship dynamic, and definitely love the surreal idea of a cruise ship cult, oh AND THE ENDING!!!???? WHAT WAS THAT
'Often, looking at my face gave me a strong sense of rage, not necessarily directed at my face itself, but an abstract, unfocused rage, where my face just happened to be the thing it was pointing towards.'
“my life would have been a lot more straight-forward, i thought, if i could feel only pressure but no pain.”
'Often, looking at my face gave me a strong sense of rage, not necessarily directed at my face itself, but an abstract, unfocused rage, where my face just happened to be the thing it was pointing towards.'
“my life would have been a lot more straight-forward, i thought, if i could feel only pressure but no pain.”
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing was good but found there were no likable characters. The story got weirder as it went and the ending was very unsatisfying
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So fucking bizarre and I was hooked?? Sign me up to a stint on the WA tbf. You know, before it got fucking insane
dark
mysterious
fast-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
So confused.
Weird.
Weird.
Ingrid works on the WA, a cruise in which each member of the staff has to take turns in taking on different jobs: lifeguard, manicurist, shop assistant and so on. Life on sea seems to have pushed aside Ingrid’s past, to the point that she can’t even bear to remember that once she was married and had a life on land. Ingrid spends her free time with her friends, siblings Mia and Ezra, although their relationship starts becoming sour when she gets accepted into a very exclusive mentoring scheme on the ship, managed by the elusive Keith. As the days go buy, life on the ship becomes weirder and weirder, and Ingrid gets caught in a reality that starts to scare everybody around her.
Now, this was a very strange book. It gave me lots of food for thought and I can’t say if I truly enjoyed it, but I was hooked to the page and wanted to know how the story ended. It requires quite a bit of suspension of disbelief on the reader’s side, but it’s worth it. You will like it if you’re in search of a surreal and slightly creepy read.
•thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for the #arc in exchange for an honest review•
Now, this was a very strange book. It gave me lots of food for thought and I can’t say if I truly enjoyed it, but I was hooked to the page and wanted to know how the story ended. It requires quite a bit of suspension of disbelief on the reader’s side, but it’s worth it. You will like it if you’re in search of a surreal and slightly creepy read.
•thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for the #arc in exchange for an honest review•
This was so bizarre??? What the hell was that. I feel like I hallucinated the whole story.