Reviews

A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper

tanahayward's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

beytwice's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

nightmare_maven's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I think I could have liked where the story ultimately ended up, but there was something just too amorphous about the writing that both makes sense to the story, but is incredibly hard to conceptualize. There were moments I enjoyed that propelled me through the book, but overall it was not for me. 

aces_and_roses's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

carlia49's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

lochnessvhs's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

I haven't disliked a reading experience this much in a very long time. I found the writing style completely incomprehensible and messy. The plot, while it had some good ideas, was swiss cheese at best. The only scenes I truly enjoyed were the 2 flashbacks to when Sunflower was a child. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

eduardoandgo's review

Really cool concept! I did not like the writing style, there's was just something about it that would not let me latch onto the story. Liked some of the characters. I think I would read another Hailey Piper novel, see if it was just this one that didn't work for me.

thereserose's review

adventurous slow-paced

2.0

nurseturkey's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

resurrectedbookworm's review

Highly enjoyed the first two-thirds of the story but the last 100 pages were a struggle and I didn’t want to read them so I’m not going to.