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2.73 AVERAGE
2.73 AVERAGE
Wow, this book was not the book for me, at all. A full review will be posted on instagram soon.
Wow, this book was not the book for me, at all. A full review will be posted on Instagram soon.
update with actual mini review
Trigger warnings: self-harm, suicide, miscarriage, STATUTORY RAPE, PEDOPHILIA
okay so, I had some...high expectations going into this book. I mean just look at this cover, it's beautiful. With a creepy atmosphere that reminds me of those horror movies, you find on syfy, I thought I found a winner. Unfortunately, I couldn't be more wrong.
The writing was good... I'll give it that and because of that, I'm quite interested in seeing future works by the author. But I literally felt like this book was just going in circles and getting nowhere. Angel's POV was... confusing at times and I didn't enjoy reading from her as much as I did Mavi's. There wasn't really any character development and at times it was quite confusing (even though yes I know it's supposed to be a horror/mystery, but still.)
One of the things that really brought it down for me was the plot twist that was a complete 180. It changed everything and I will say that it was a clever little plot twist I didn't see coming. Despite that, I don't feel like it worked for this story because after that, might as well throw out the first half of the book and pretend it never happened and not to mention it was SO confusing, I had to re-read a couple of times and still don't understand why. It felt like such a cop-out.
Another big thing for me is the trigger warnings. Yes, I do agree that writers can write what they want, it's not terrible to have triggering content as long as it's done respectfully. But you have to challenge it. And in this case, it wasn't challenged. And I am talking about the statutory rape and pedophilia, and this is where the spoilers come in okay.
So if you don't wanna see spoilers, don't read.
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So basically, the plot twist is that its a game, none of it's real and it's solely for peoples enjoyment and the "others" are the players who upload their consciousness into the game. In the book, the girls who might I add, are between the ages of 10-14/15 tops, report that men touch them at night, and what to the characters/npc's say? Oh okay how wrong let's see what's happening and honestly do nothing about it???? Also, the fact that people upload their consciousness into a game to touch little girls, CHILDREN (idec if it's a game) is just wrong.
And might I add, none of it was challenged. Not to mention one of the teachers 'Mr Lamm' was basically accused of touching the girls, the characters, specifically Mavi, we're like oh no he could never we need to investigate this more, if he did, it's terrible, but how could he? He's a sweet man. Like.... que...??? QUE??? If a little kid comes to you and says this person is touching them inappropriately, you don't look for all the reasons WHy it can't be them. I could honestly go on, but for my sanity, I can't. The pedophilia was not challenged in my eyes and the reasoning for even being IN this book is not okay.
Wow, this book was not the book for me, at all. A full review will be posted on Instagram soon.
update with actual mini review
Trigger warnings: self-harm, suicide, miscarriage, STATUTORY RAPE, PEDOPHILIA
okay so, I had some...high expectations going into this book. I mean just look at this cover, it's beautiful. With a creepy atmosphere that reminds me of those horror movies, you find on syfy, I thought I found a winner. Unfortunately, I couldn't be more wrong.
The writing was good... I'll give it that and because of that, I'm quite interested in seeing future works by the author. But I literally felt like this book was just going in circles and getting nowhere. Angel's POV was... confusing at times and I didn't enjoy reading from her as much as I did Mavi's. There wasn't really any character development and at times it was quite confusing (even though yes I know it's supposed to be a horror/mystery, but still.)
One of the things that really brought it down for me was the plot twist that was a complete 180. It changed everything and I will say that it was a clever little plot twist I didn't see coming. Despite that, I don't feel like it worked for this story because after that, might as well throw out the first half of the book and pretend it never happened and not to mention it was SO confusing, I had to re-read a couple of times and still don't understand why. It felt like such a cop-out.
Another big thing for me is the trigger warnings. Yes, I do agree that writers can write what they want, it's not terrible to have triggering content as long as it's done respectfully. But you have to challenge it. And in this case, it wasn't challenged. And I am talking about the statutory rape and pedophilia, and this is where the spoilers come in okay.
So if you don't wanna see spoilers, don't read.
-
-
-
So basically, the plot twist is that its a game, none of it's real and it's solely for peoples enjoyment and the "others" are the players who upload their consciousness into the game. In the book, the girls who might I add, are between the ages of 10-14/15 tops, report that men touch them at night, and what to the characters/npc's say? Oh okay how wrong let's see what's happening and honestly do nothing about it???? Also, the fact that people upload their consciousness into a game to touch little girls, CHILDREN (idec if it's a game) is just wrong.
And might I add, none of it was challenged. Not to mention one of the teachers 'Mr Lamm' was basically accused of touching the girls, the characters, specifically Mavi, we're like oh no he could never we need to investigate this more, if he did, it's terrible, but how could he? He's a sweet man. Like.... que...??? QUE??? If a little kid comes to you and says this person is touching them inappropriately, you don't look for all the reasons WHy it can't be them. I could honestly go on, but for my sanity, I can't. The pedophilia was not challenged in my eyes and the reasoning for even being IN this book is not okay.
dark
emotional
mysterious
Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop
It is a struggle to read a novel with no clear direction. That is not intended to say that this novel is a struggle to read, necessarily. The biggest obstacle with grasping this novel is the fact that The Tenth Girl presents itself one way and takes the reader on this journey only to take a left turn and take the story in an entirely unfettered direction, leaving the reader stranded and unsure of what the novel was about at its core.
The Tenth Girl markets itself as a Gothic novel and while it does accomplish that for most of the novel, the ending results in something completely different. The plot twist came out of nowhere. This plot twist that has potential, except for the fact that there is very little tangibility to it. It is intriguing but ultimately works against everything the author built up, undermining the atmosphere that the story was building up., It broke up the flow and rising tension of the novel, creating a narrative that just was not cohesive with the rest of the material in the novel. Some other elements presented in the story tie to this plot twist, but for most of the novel, they risk put the reader off. Instead of focusing on the story and the tension, the ghostly atmosphere, the reader is left distracted, trying to figure out what these elements mean. Even after the reveal, well, they do not make much sense. They require the reader to go back and forth as they piece together these plot devices. Again, this is where the plot twist could have served the overall storytelling by being presented in a more precise fashion so that the reveal and the details Faring put in would click instantly for the reader. It should have been a wow moment for the reader, but instead leads to more confusion and takes the reader out of the story.
Now, as for the Gothic aspect of the story, Faring does an excellent job of blending in those haunting elements. F, from the atmosphere to the mythology that Faring creates, the eerie feeling is there on every page, creeping up on the reader much like a ghost watching from the shadows. It works amazingly to build up the Gothic narrative. quite well, and for that, the novel works. As for the characterization, these are characters that are not entirely enigmatic. It is the ending that fails to capture that all together. Mavi is an interesting character in the way she moves about the story, with her past close at her heels influencing her, but other than that, she is a rather bland character. Mavi is just there, a voice to drive the story forward, and so is Angel. Angel’s identity, his narrative, it functions much like Mavi’s. They each have a fascinating past that makes them alluring as it influences who they are and how they move about the story, but again, Angel is as bland as Mavi. There is nothing about them that makes them stand out once the reader finishes the story. For both of them, Most of their intriguing aspects come from how they analyze zing the situation and her response to situations rather than her personality.them emotionally.
Overall, a fascinating novel that suffers from an ill-fitting segue.
See more reviews at Cyn's Workshop and follow me on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | | Goodreads+ | LinkedIn
It is a struggle to read a novel with no clear direction. That is not intended to say that this novel is a struggle to read, necessarily. The biggest obstacle with grasping this novel is the fact that The Tenth Girl presents itself one way and takes the reader on this journey only to take a left turn and take the story in an entirely unfettered direction, leaving the reader stranded and unsure of what the novel was about at its core.
The Tenth Girl markets itself as a Gothic novel and while it does accomplish that for most of the novel, the ending results in something completely different. The plot twist came out of nowhere. This plot twist that has potential, except for the fact that there is very little tangibility to it. It is intriguing but ultimately works against everything the author built up, undermining the atmosphere that the story was building up., It broke up the flow and rising tension of the novel, creating a narrative that just was not cohesive with the rest of the material in the novel. Some other elements presented in the story tie to this plot twist, but for most of the novel, they risk put the reader off. Instead of focusing on the story and the tension, the ghostly atmosphere, the reader is left distracted, trying to figure out what these elements mean. Even after the reveal, well, they do not make much sense. They require the reader to go back and forth as they piece together these plot devices. Again, this is where the plot twist could have served the overall storytelling by being presented in a more precise fashion so that the reveal and the details Faring put in would click instantly for the reader. It should have been a wow moment for the reader, but instead leads to more confusion and takes the reader out of the story.
Now, as for the Gothic aspect of the story, Faring does an excellent job of blending in those haunting elements. F, from the atmosphere to the mythology that Faring creates, the eerie feeling is there on every page, creeping up on the reader much like a ghost watching from the shadows. It works amazingly to build up the Gothic narrative. quite well, and for that, the novel works. As for the characterization, these are characters that are not entirely enigmatic. It is the ending that fails to capture that all together. Mavi is an interesting character in the way she moves about the story, with her past close at her heels influencing her, but other than that, she is a rather bland character. Mavi is just there, a voice to drive the story forward, and so is Angel. Angel’s identity, his narrative, it functions much like Mavi’s. They each have a fascinating past that makes them alluring as it influences who they are and how they move about the story, but again, Angel is as bland as Mavi. There is nothing about them that makes them stand out once the reader finishes the story. For both of them, Most of their intriguing aspects come from how they analyze zing the situation and her response to situations rather than her personality.them emotionally.
Overall, a fascinating novel that suffers from an ill-fitting segue.
See more reviews at Cyn's Workshop and follow me on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | | Goodreads+ | LinkedIn
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF @ 15%
I had really high hopes for the Tenth Girl. The cover looks gorgeous and the synopsis sounded intriguing. I love psychological thrillers and really enjoyed the setting of this one. We get a historical setting in Argentina. Not a setting you see often and definitely what drew me to this one.
However, I could net get into the story. The writing wasn't for me, and I didn't like the second perspective at all. It seemed really weird to me and was just annoying and off putting right away. I felt really bad DNF'ing a review copy so I tried to get back into it multiple times. But unfortunately I couldn't get through.
The representation was something I thought was great to be included, however, after seeing reviews from people with actual knowledge of the representation this seems to be not so great. I'm a white, European girl so I can't speak about the accuracy but do agree it seems like indigenous people aren't painted in the greatest light in this novel and that is hurtful to say the least.
I had really high hopes for the Tenth Girl. The cover looks gorgeous and the synopsis sounded intriguing. I love psychological thrillers and really enjoyed the setting of this one. We get a historical setting in Argentina. Not a setting you see often and definitely what drew me to this one.
However, I could net get into the story. The writing wasn't for me, and I didn't like the second perspective at all. It seemed really weird to me and was just annoying and off putting right away. I felt really bad DNF'ing a review copy so I tried to get back into it multiple times. But unfortunately I couldn't get through.
The representation was something I thought was great to be included, however, after seeing reviews from people with actual knowledge of the representation this seems to be not so great. I'm a white, European girl so I can't speak about the accuracy but do agree it seems like indigenous people aren't painted in the greatest light in this novel and that is hurtful to say the least.
I found this book really interesting and creative! I think that the way the author wrote it could've been clearer, but the idea, plot, and storyline was super intricate and well thought out. Also, there's a really intriguing plot twist at the end, so I would definitely recommend it.
