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trisha_thomas's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to love this one! I wanted to love it so very very much. I am a huge fan of books written in verse and I do love a good cryptic, odd, lyrical story. But this one was neither of the things I love so much about those stories.
First, the writing style is odd. It's not quite a book in verse but it's close. It has poetry and lyrics and written in quick, short chapter breaks. But the few lines it gives aren't really verse, they are a lot of full sentences, but they are the same things repeated a lot. There are whole sections that felt like the same chapter over and over. The beginning, the intro to the summer camp and their style, was jarring. I don't know a lot about a navy type summer camp so the levels and chants and line ups were a lot to catch up on with little intro.
I felt like what was maybe supposed to be the twist was really easy to spot pretty early on. So the layers I was hoping to dig through or the spooky parts I was hoping to get goosebumps from just never happened. The end was good but didn't quite pull together the story. I wish I'd loved it more.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
First, the writing style is odd. It's not quite a book in verse but it's close. It has poetry and lyrics and written in quick, short chapter breaks. But the few lines it gives aren't really verse, they are a lot of full sentences, but they are the same things repeated a lot. There are whole sections that felt like the same chapter over and over. The beginning, the intro to the summer camp and their style, was jarring. I don't know a lot about a navy type summer camp so the levels and chants and line ups were a lot to catch up on with little intro.
I felt like what was maybe supposed to be the twist was really easy to spot pretty early on. So the layers I was hoping to dig through or the spooky parts I was hoping to get goosebumps from just never happened. The end was good but didn't quite pull together the story. I wish I'd loved it more.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
kieraisreading's review against another edition
2.0
I was so intrigued by the description of this book but I just don’t think this book is for me. The first half of the book I found boring and hard to get through, the last half however was entertaining.
I also wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style. It is written in a very lyrical and poetic way, that I found difficult to read and stay engaged. However if you like books written like that I think you would really enjoy it.
This book reminds me a lot of We Were Liars, so if you liked that book I would definitely recommend checking out this one.
Overall I would give this book two stars because I found the story hard to read because of the writing style.
I also wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style. It is written in a very lyrical and poetic way, that I found difficult to read and stay engaged. However if you like books written like that I think you would really enjoy it.
This book reminds me a lot of We Were Liars, so if you liked that book I would definitely recommend checking out this one.
Overall I would give this book two stars because I found the story hard to read because of the writing style.
tessa_talbert's review against another edition
3.0
⭐⭐⭐
I Am Margaret Moore is a paranormal thriller unlike any I've ever read before. We follow Mar, or Margaret, and her three friends: Flor, Nisreen, and Rose in their time at Marshall. A navy-esque summer camp where their love for each other is limitless, where everything is perfect, and where they can be their true selves — until something goes terribly wrong.
As this is written, there isn't much I can tell you about the plot that isn't a spoiler. All we know is that Margaret is deeply depressed, her thoughts and feelings are a constant spiral. She feels empty and lost, clinging to her girls, her friends, the true loves of her life. Last summer, there was a boy. And something within that spiral of events led Margaret Moore to shame, and Deck Five to be sent home early.
This book is like trying to wade through a dream. It's written near in prose, deeply poetic, full of symbolism and repetition. It is not a style that everyone is going to enjoy or understand. I, personally, found the repetitive nature almost maddening to get through at times, no matter how beautiful the writing actually was. Things start to pick up about 60% in, but it is still a long trek to the point and the ending swallowed me up so quickly I almost didn't realize what had happened. I was *satisfied* with the events that folded out, I just wish it hadn't felt like staring into the sun to get there.
I so desperately wanted more backstory on the other girls. I wanted to know how they became friends, how Flor and Nisreen fell in love, what made their loyalty to each other so deep and true and all-consuming. Their friendship was my favorite part of the book. It is almost obsessive, but not suffocating. They know that who they are at camp cannot be who they are in real life, they understand they have responsibilities to handle once they leave, but their love for each other is as deep and true as anything to exist and it was a beautiful thing to behold.
If you want to enjoy a book that is part daydream, part nightmare, part poem—check this book out on 12 October 2021. It is an experience I'm unlikely to forget.
*My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for gifting me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*
I Am Margaret Moore is a paranormal thriller unlike any I've ever read before. We follow Mar, or Margaret, and her three friends: Flor, Nisreen, and Rose in their time at Marshall. A navy-esque summer camp where their love for each other is limitless, where everything is perfect, and where they can be their true selves — until something goes terribly wrong.
As this is written, there isn't much I can tell you about the plot that isn't a spoiler. All we know is that Margaret is deeply depressed, her thoughts and feelings are a constant spiral. She feels empty and lost, clinging to her girls, her friends, the true loves of her life. Last summer, there was a boy. And something within that spiral of events led Margaret Moore to shame, and Deck Five to be sent home early.
This book is like trying to wade through a dream. It's written near in prose, deeply poetic, full of symbolism and repetition. It is not a style that everyone is going to enjoy or understand. I, personally, found the repetitive nature almost maddening to get through at times, no matter how beautiful the writing actually was. Things start to pick up about 60% in, but it is still a long trek to the point and the ending swallowed me up so quickly I almost didn't realize what had happened. I was *satisfied* with the events that folded out, I just wish it hadn't felt like staring into the sun to get there.
I so desperately wanted more backstory on the other girls. I wanted to know how they became friends, how Flor and Nisreen fell in love, what made their loyalty to each other so deep and true and all-consuming. Their friendship was my favorite part of the book. It is almost obsessive, but not suffocating. They know that who they are at camp cannot be who they are in real life, they understand they have responsibilities to handle once they leave, but their love for each other is as deep and true as anything to exist and it was a beautiful thing to behold.
If you want to enjoy a book that is part daydream, part nightmare, part poem—check this book out on 12 October 2021. It is an experience I'm unlikely to forget.
*My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for gifting me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*
jaded618's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly just not for me. I struggled getting into the story with the style. I think someday I will pick it up again, but I just did not get swept up in the story like I would have liked.
nglofile's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars, if I credit the lyricism of the narrative performance. Sadly, though, this did not deliver what I'd hoped. [b:Foul Is Fair|42595554|Foul Is Fair|Hannah Capin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558541437l/42595554._SY75_.jpg|66290359] was a book that unnerved and enthralled, and I was ready to cross into darkness with an encore. I am not frightened off by invocations of Emily Dickinson nor timelines that loop like cursive exercises. Teasers of disappearing characters with frame-changing revelations beckoned, but both of those proved skewed characterizations. This was...expected, even so familiar as to be tired, and that is the last experience I anticipated from a storyteller who thrills to the subversive.
audiobook note: The more I reflect, the more I'm certain I would have abandoned the tale were it not for Caitlin Davies' full-effort performance.
audiobook note: The more I reflect, the more I'm certain I would have abandoned the tale were it not for Caitlin Davies' full-effort performance.
poppyseedromance's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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
5.0
I highly recommend the audiobook version of this novel. I think, reading it would have made it seem disjointed, and I probably wouldn’t have finished it. Hearing the spoken word, poetry full of heartbreak and friendship touched a really deep part of me. I found myself rooting for Margaret, crying for Margaret, and hating the boy. The girls on deck five have an amazing loyalty and honor. I love that. It was hard to tell when the story took place. I was surprised by the ending, and that doesn’t happen very often. I may actually go back and re-listen to this one to catch little things I missed. Definitely listen to this book. It’ll break your heart.
raebrock's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so much more than I expected! The writing is lyrical and beautiful, not quite a novel in verse but almost. I thought I had the story figured out early on but there were some twists I didn’t see coming. I loved the themes in this book: loyalty (good and bad), sisterhood, love, fear, betrayal, revenge. It was a powerful story. The time jumping towards the end didn’t bother me as it seemed to other reviewers. I did think the beginning was a bit slower paced than I would’ve liked but I didn’t think the story was hard difficult to follow. I loved the characters, the story was intriguing, and the writing was lovely.
Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
zeldasayre's review against another edition
4.0
“I am a mad girl who walks the lakeshore in mud up to my ankles. I swim in moonlight; I float above that deepest place and do not fear the things beneath. I wake when the sun comes up and the cannon fires and I am sleeping here on the water, and the mist is all around me, and everything is still, and I am Medusa and all the world is stone.”
I absolutely LOVED Foul is Fair (seriously everyone needs to read it if you love a good Macbeth retelling and lots of blood and revenge). Now, with I Am Margaret Moore, Hannah Capin continues to grow with her stories and the tales she spins. I Am Margaret Moore is poetic, lyrical, haunting and held deep with sorrow but it’s also more than that; it’s about sisterhood between best friends who’d do anything for each other.
I’ll repeat what others have said in that this book, especially the writing, will not be for everyone but the prose just so happens to be my kind of favorite. It’s like reading a fever-dream. After I finished reading, I felt like I was floating. I can’t wait to see what Hannah Capin has in store for us next.
I absolutely LOVED Foul is Fair (seriously everyone needs to read it if you love a good Macbeth retelling and lots of blood and revenge). Now, with I Am Margaret Moore, Hannah Capin continues to grow with her stories and the tales she spins. I Am Margaret Moore is poetic, lyrical, haunting and held deep with sorrow but it’s also more than that; it’s about sisterhood between best friends who’d do anything for each other.
I’ll repeat what others have said in that this book, especially the writing, will not be for everyone but the prose just so happens to be my kind of favorite. It’s like reading a fever-dream. After I finished reading, I felt like I was floating. I can’t wait to see what Hannah Capin has in store for us next.
meganmreads's review against another edition
4.0
So this book is not going to be for everyone..
The writing style was a bit strange and it’s prose-like. It was hard to work out what was going on and really place the people, setting, and timeframe together. It was choppy sometimes back and forth in time. If that idea frustrates you, it might not be the book for you.
However, if you can just sort of go with the flow and let the story unfold the way it wants to without trying to work out all the details, it was totally worth the effort and absolutely amazing.
I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed Margaret and her rage and I felt so emotionally invested in her.
Sometimes I read books without reading the synopsis.. I’ve had the book on my TBR for awhile and it sounded good when I snagged an early copy and I just kind of assumed it was a summer contemporary. It was.. but it wasn’t. I’m glad I didn’t reread the synopsis or try to expect a genre or anything because I felt surprised by the direction of the story and I felt like I did not see any of it coming. I mean.. I don’t want to spoil anything at all, but there were just so many emotions and shock! I am still so outraged about what happened..
I highly recommend this book, but I also highly recommend maybe checking out a sample before deciding.. it’s not an easy book to just slide into, but it was absolutely worth the read.
The writing style was a bit strange and it’s prose-like. It was hard to work out what was going on and really place the people, setting, and timeframe together. It was choppy sometimes back and forth in time. If that idea frustrates you, it might not be the book for you.
However, if you can just sort of go with the flow and let the story unfold the way it wants to without trying to work out all the details, it was totally worth the effort and absolutely amazing.
I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed Margaret and her rage and I felt so emotionally invested in her.
Sometimes I read books without reading the synopsis.. I’ve had the book on my TBR for awhile and it sounded good when I snagged an early copy and I just kind of assumed it was a summer contemporary. It was.. but it wasn’t. I’m glad I didn’t reread the synopsis or try to expect a genre or anything because I felt surprised by the direction of the story and I felt like I did not see any of it coming. I mean.. I don’t want to spoil anything at all, but there were just so many emotions and shock! I am still so outraged about what happened..
I highly recommend this book, but I also highly recommend maybe checking out a sample before deciding.. it’s not an easy book to just slide into, but it was absolutely worth the read.