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3.16 AVERAGE
3.16 AVERAGE
dark
funny
reflective
medium-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
This was hilarious and so spot on in critiquing and connecting influencer culture, modern “eco yuppy” capitalism, cults, privilege, victim/genius special boy complexes, and gendered constructs that center men.
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-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:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think this book needed to have better pacing. It probably could have done with being 50-80 pages shorter, and we should have gotten to the "detective" part a lot quicker.
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this is a case of my loving the I guess writing style and general vibes? of this book vs the plot which was… simply not there. I loved the first 40% of this, completely didn’t understand why it is has such bad reviews, thought everyone had just bad taste. but then it continued and it just meanders and tacks on so much weird needless stuff by the end I get it now, fair enough!
I’m not mad I read it because again, I loved the writing style and the protagonist, honestly, who I found very relatable. but it felt like it was trying to be a Stepford Wives type thing and it just didn’t try hard enough to make any of the political conspiracy stuff compelling or even like understandable?? it just felt way too all over the place in the back half.
also just a small personal complaint: in what universe is this horror? I guess you could say it’s horror because it’s about the horrors of the expectations of motherhood we place upon women lol, but I don’t think that’s why it’s labeled horror. I wouldn’t even call this a thriller really because the mystery was so low stakes for 90% of the book. this seems more just like weird lit to me. very bizarre to label it horror.
I’m not mad I read it because again, I loved the writing style and the protagonist, honestly, who I found very relatable. but it felt like it was trying to be a Stepford Wives type thing and it just didn’t try hard enough to make any of the political conspiracy stuff compelling or even like understandable?? it just felt way too all over the place in the back half.
also just a small personal complaint: in what universe is this horror? I guess you could say it’s horror because it’s about the horrors of the expectations of motherhood we place upon women lol, but I don’t think that’s why it’s labeled horror. I wouldn’t even call this a thriller really because the mystery was so low stakes for 90% of the book. this seems more just like weird lit to me. very bizarre to label it horror.
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
It wasn't exactly what I expected it to be and for whatever reason it simply wasn't clicking. I wasn't excited to read it and I just had to let it go. I would like to try it again at a later date but it just wasn't it for now
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
funny
mysterious
Everyone thinks they’re a feminist but are actually just kidding themselves. Bonkers ending that spoiled it tbh.
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes