A review by marsknowsbooks
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy

1.0

I’m not very shocked by my rating of this book. I went into it blind and with an open mind, as I often do with books, and I could tell it was going to be a hit or miss from the beginning. 

 

When I initially started the book, I didn’t like the writing style and it took quite some time to get used to. The mystery never truly intrigued me and I found myself not being as engaged as I would’ve liked to have been. I wasn’t bored because if I was I wouldn’t have continued reading, it just wasn’t stimulating enough for me. I had to switch to a different book in between my time with this one. 

 

I didn’t care much about the plot or the characters and I feel that’s a big reason why I wasn’t truly connecting with this book. It was recommended to go into this book without having any prior knowledge of it & I agree with that. Still, even then I had a hunch on why that would be the better way to read it and just from that intuitive feeling alone, I knew I was going to be disappointed if the story took the path I was assuming it was going to. 

 

With that being said, my assumption was correct and I didn’t like the plot twists or the ending at all. I solely kept reading to figure out what happens at the end & it’s safe to say it fell flat for me as did the entirety of the book & I was expecting so much more. At first, I was confused for a bit by the ending and then I just ended up annoyed because honestly, I thought it was stupid. 

 

This novel includes a lot of elements that I heavily enjoy so I’m  disappointed
 that this book didn't work for me, though I think I would love it if it was a movie!