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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is such a trashy novel and does not live up to its description at all. It was hilarious to read though, as the dramatic descriptions and unrealistic near deaths made me cackle
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This books reads as smooth as butter, you honestly just slide through the chapters.
But I already have a feeling a lot of people will give this book shit for its ending, but I'm not going to complain I thought it was very fitting.
But I already have a feeling a lot of people will give this book shit for its ending, but I'm not going to complain I thought it was very fitting.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was genuinely very tense and a good read, but also very predictable, and I never really cared about the characters all that much.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When reading this book I felt myself on the edge of my seat with the mystery plot that took place in this book. I loved how there was serious and sad issues that occurred, but it was a bit rough for me since I am a bit sensitive so check trigger warnings. I also was hoping for a bit more from the ending so for that I give it 4 stars.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Got 1/4 in and couldn’t continue. I dislike the character Veronica because she disregards Mick’s boundaries for her own gain/“because she wants to”.
Other than that I liked the writing but couldn’t get into it because of how fast paced it was.
Other than that I liked the writing but couldn’t get into it because of how fast paced it was.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I was really excited about this because nothing sounds better than sapphic Dorian Gray. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. I the marketers made a mistake when they decided to compare this to The Picture of Dorian Gray, since it sets expectations too high. Sure, there are some similarities with the whole ethereal muse thing going on, but this book doesn’t explore morality like Dorian Gray does. It’s black and white. The people who do wrong things in this book are either sociopaths or innocent good people who strayed away from goodness for a while.
This brings me to my next point. I have said it before and I will say it once again: I hate thriller books where the “big bad” is just one mentally unstable person. Call it personal preference, or call it dislike of the stigmatization/vilification of certain mental illnesses and the perpetration of harmful, unfounded stereotypes about people with ASPD (or psychopaths, as the media loves calling them.) Don’t make your villain a psychopath. It’s lazy; it’s harmful; it’s boring.
Don’t get me wrong: the writing is great; it’s just the story that didn’t click with me. The two main characters are so unlikable it’s hard to root for them. Mick is a woe-is-me person with a victim mentality who cries about being too pretty, and Veronica is a self-absorbed invasive person with no respect for boundaries. To top it off, they’re in a very toxic relationship, one that doesn’t make very much sense, given the fact that this whole story, including their meeting and relationship, takes place over ten days.
The relationships themselves felt very underdeveloped to me. How did Veronica and Nico get so close? What’s up with Mick and her mother? It’s never really explained why their relationship is so dysfunctional. I also don’t get Nico and Veronica’s obsession with Mick. She’s as bland as they get. I thought it was just because she was pretty and they were shallow people, but then Nico says, “Mick is interesting. She’s unpredictable, she’s different. You’re show. She’s substance.” Substance where?
Sadly, this wasn’t the book for me, but I’d be willing to read something else by this author because the writing’s really good.
This brings me to my next point. I have said it before and I will say it once again: I hate thriller books where the “big bad” is just one mentally unstable person. Call it personal preference, or call it dislike of the stigmatization/vilification of certain mental illnesses and the perpetration of harmful, unfounded stereotypes about people with ASPD (or psychopaths, as the media loves calling them.) Don’t make your villain a psychopath. It’s lazy; it’s harmful; it’s boring.
Don’t get me wrong: the writing is great; it’s just the story that didn’t click with me. The two main characters are so unlikable it’s hard to root for them. Mick is a woe-is-me person with a victim mentality who cries about being too pretty, and Veronica is a self-absorbed invasive person with no respect for boundaries. To top it off, they’re in a very toxic relationship, one that doesn’t make very much sense, given the fact that this whole story, including their meeting and relationship, takes place over ten days.
The relationships themselves felt very underdeveloped to me. How did Veronica and Nico get so close? What’s up with Mick and her mother? It’s never really explained why their relationship is so dysfunctional. I also don’t get Nico and Veronica’s obsession with Mick. She’s as bland as they get. I thought it was just because she was pretty and they were shallow people, but then Nico says, “Mick is interesting. She’s unpredictable, she’s different. You’re show. She’s substance.” Substance where?
Sadly, this wasn’t the book for me, but I’d be willing to read something else by this author because the writing’s really good.