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A review by loreofthebooks
Whiteland by Rosie Cranie-Higgs
1.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was looking forward to a good scary book -- the cover was cool and the description was interesting. However, when I got into the book it was not at all what I thought. I had many issues with this book, and unfortunately, I don't really have anything positive to say about it. I wish I did, but sadly, there was nothing in this book that would convince me that this was a final draft.
The problems start with the writing, which, while isn't horrible, just feels very juvenile. I like prose filled writing, but the writing in this book was so stitled and awkward, as was the dialogue. It made reading the book very, very difficult.
The other issue is I was bored during this book. So very, very bored. I wanted to be invested, but I didn't like the characters, I didn't like the plot once we got into it. And this was only at 13%! But I decided to give the whole book a go in hopes there was something redeeming. At 30% and then 60% there was nothing that was redeeming. In fact, the whole book felt very disjointed overall. Nothing worked, nothing was cohesive. It was one big mess.
This was not a good book -- it wasn't for me, and I could not recommend it. There were just too many issues.
I was looking forward to a good scary book -- the cover was cool and the description was interesting. However, when I got into the book it was not at all what I thought. I had many issues with this book, and unfortunately, I don't really have anything positive to say about it. I wish I did, but sadly, there was nothing in this book that would convince me that this was a final draft.
The problems start with the writing, which, while isn't horrible, just feels very juvenile. I like prose filled writing, but the writing in this book was so stitled and awkward, as was the dialogue. It made reading the book very, very difficult.
The other issue is I was bored during this book. So very, very bored. I wanted to be invested, but I didn't like the characters, I didn't like the plot once we got into it. And this was only at 13%! But I decided to give the whole book a go in hopes there was something redeeming. At 30% and then 60% there was nothing that was redeeming. In fact, the whole book felt very disjointed overall. Nothing worked, nothing was cohesive. It was one big mess.
This was not a good book -- it wasn't for me, and I could not recommend it. There were just too many issues.