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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s tricky to rate this book because the plot has potential but I found the writing clunky. The ideas were there but it was a bit paint-by-numbers.
It also threw out sensitive topics as plot-lines but didn’t have depth to deal with them and they felt like they’d been included for the shock value.
I both enjoyed it and was frustrated by it.
It also threw out sensitive topics as plot-lines but didn’t have depth to deal with them and they felt like they’d been included for the shock value.
I both enjoyed it and was frustrated by it.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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
dark
emotional
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
Going in to this book blind I had no idea what to expect. It was intense and heartbreaking and made you feel deeply. It touched on heavy topics and navigated them gently. Although there was an air of unbelievability in certain aspects, it didn’t take away from the story.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
In a word? Disappointing. An over-written and under-developed mess of frustrating and un-engaging character work. At its best— an exploration of the dark and shocking lengths we’ll go to for toxic love (in all its forms). At its worst— straight up trauma porn that made me wonder how it ever got published. All that being said, the author is clearly a talented prose writer, but the story structure and character development was deeply disappointing and worse, painfully boring.
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes