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Nightbitch

Rachel Yoder

3.61 AVERAGE

dark mysterious 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

Auch wenn ich die Message, die das Buch herüberbringen wollte, durchaus mochte, hat mir die Umsetzung leider nicht sonderlich zugesagt. Für mich war von Anfang an klar, worauf die Geschichte hinauslaufen möchte, jedoch habe ich trotzdem auf das Gewisse etwas gewartet, das einfach nicht kam. Stattdessen ging die Handlung ziemlich lange gar nicht voran und das, obwohl das Buch relativ wenige Seiten hat. Also zusammenfassend: spannende Idee, ausbaufähige Umsetzung. 2,5 Sterne von mir.
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A perfect book. No notes. 
challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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
dark 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: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

browny182's review

5.0
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Yoder captures motherhood and the ridiculous expectations around it, with immense accuracy. However, I needed two months to finish this book because it didn’t catch me neither by its artistry nor by its plot. It felt too long and in the end a little too obvious and explanatory.