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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Incredibly witty writing with stunning descriptions and wonderful imagery isn't enough to save this book entirely from Cliff acting incredibly weird about women, all the time. On his own, Cliff shines as an interesting protagonist - but as soon as Gemma enters the picture, he's incredibly taken with her. The writing devolved every time Cliff was Weird About Women, and I resent the author for making me go through those passages in order to reach the end.
I think that there was a lot here. I enjoyed it for the most part. But there's something about the way that women are written in this book that gives me pause.
Edit:
Nevermind, one star. Anything I could have liked about this book was overshadowed by the frankly horrendous way women were written. Also- major end spoilers-- when Gemma saves her target bc she's pregnant, she's commended for saving a child.... fetuses aren't children! it's just a really outdated view on women and every woman is in distress and there's also an incredibly uncomfortable view of trans people here. hated it. the end Holmes you put me through hell
I think that there was a lot here. I enjoyed it for the most part. But there's something about the way that women are written in this book that gives me pause.
Edit:
Nevermind, one star. Anything I could have liked about this book was overshadowed by the frankly horrendous way women were written. Also- major end spoilers-- when Gemma saves her target bc she's pregnant, she's commended for saving a child.... fetuses aren't children! it's just a really outdated view on women and every woman is in distress and there's also an incredibly uncomfortable view of trans people here. hated it. the end Holmes you put me through hell
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
adventurous
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A light hearted book about murder with loveable characters.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This grabbed me from the very beginning and I was thoroughly enjoying it! It's a very dark humor, you know, dealing with murd-I mean, deleting and all. I didn't think I was going to enjoy it as a whole as much as I did, but it had a very unique and funny feel to it despite the premise of it. But in the last 1/3 of the book, where everything ties together, I just felt really meh about it. Well.. No. OK...
No spoilers here. But the story follows 3 POV's. One of which is a man named Cliff. And the other two are Doria and Gemma. But Cliff was my favorite and stood out far more for me. In the audiobook (which I highly recommend, btw), Cliff's POV was read by Neil Patrick Harris and he was so great, as he typically is. I think what made me not care for the other two POV's was how they were woman characters and they were read by Simon Vance. No taking away from him! He was superb as well. But I would've loved if there was more changes to the POV's when listening to it. I feel like I probably would've followed along more and cared more if I was reading the actual book instead of getting distracted by trying to figure out who it was I was following in what chapter.
That said, Cliff's POV was so well done and so interesting and fun to follow, it is worth the 4 stars on its own. It's so smartly written you have to stop and think how much did Rupert REALLY think about all of this lol.
The story takes place in a school where everyone is taught how to effectively "delete" their target. Which brings a whole new meaning to the trope of Dark Academia, and I'm here for it!
This was my last halloween themed read for the year and I can't complain about it.
No spoilers here. But the story follows 3 POV's. One of which is a man named Cliff. And the other two are Doria and Gemma. But Cliff was my favorite and stood out far more for me. In the audiobook (which I highly recommend, btw), Cliff's POV was read by Neil Patrick Harris and he was so great, as he typically is. I think what made me not care for the other two POV's was how they were woman characters and they were read by Simon Vance. No taking away from him! He was superb as well. But I would've loved if there was more changes to the POV's when listening to it. I feel like I probably would've followed along more and cared more if I was reading the actual book instead of getting distracted by trying to figure out who it was I was following in what chapter.
That said, Cliff's POV was so well done and so interesting and fun to follow, it is worth the 4 stars on its own. It's so smartly written you have to stop and think how much did Rupert REALLY think about all of this lol.
The story takes place in a school where everyone is taught how to effectively "delete" their target. Which brings a whole new meaning to the trope of Dark Academia, and I'm here for it!
This was my last halloween themed read for the year and I can't complain about it.