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Looking Glass Sound
by Catriona Ward
Thank you, NetGalley for providing me an advanced copy of Looking Glass Sound in exchange for an honest review.
I have been putting off writing this review for the past couple of weeks, mostly because my thoughts regarding this book are entirely jumbled, kind of like the plot itself.
The first half of this book was great. There was an ominous vibe surrounding a small coastal town where three teens met and become friends. There is a potential threat to the community, and multiple people have disappeared while going swimming, making it the perfect setup for a creepy mystery.
I didn’t enjoy any of the characters that were introduced. They simply fell flat for me and I couldn’t help but feel disconnected. However, the writing style made the story seem like I was always on the brink of a huge plot twist, which kept my interest going throughout the novel.
Then I got to the second portion of the book, and it all when downhill from there. So many scenes were repeated in different ways, I could no longer tell what portions of the book were happening, versus what portion of the book consisted of the story being written within the story being written and, you guessed it, within the story being written within that story. Are you confused? I know I am.
We have two writers that are trying to tell the same story but in their way, while adding some fictional flare and theft to make the horrific events of their lives more appealing to a potential audience. Amidst these two tales, we have little portions of the truth mingled in, just enough to have my brain going in circles, wondering what is real and what isn’t. Just when I think I have everything straightened out, I am thrown another curve ball that has me second-guessing everything I have read so far.
I would recommend this book to people who like trying to piece a scattered story together, however, it was simply too much for my liking. Don’t get me wrong, I like a story within a story, however, the repeated mind-melting twists and sub-plots had me feeling a little out of my depths with this one.
I have been putting off writing this review for the past couple of weeks, mostly because my thoughts regarding this book are entirely jumbled, kind of like the plot itself.
The first half of this book was great. There was an ominous vibe surrounding a small coastal town where three teens met and become friends. There is a potential threat to the community, and multiple people have disappeared while going swimming, making it the perfect setup for a creepy mystery.
I didn’t enjoy any of the characters that were introduced. They simply fell flat for me and I couldn’t help but feel disconnected. However, the writing style made the story seem like I was always on the brink of a huge plot twist, which kept my interest going throughout the novel.
Then I got to the second portion of the book, and it all when downhill from there. So many scenes were repeated in different ways, I could no longer tell what portions of the book were happening, versus what portion of the book consisted of the story being written within the story being written and, you guessed it, within the story being written within that story. Are you confused? I know I am.
We have two writers that are trying to tell the same story but in their way, while adding some fictional flare and theft to make the horrific events of their lives more appealing to a potential audience. Amidst these two tales, we have little portions of the truth mingled in, just enough to have my brain going in circles, wondering what is real and what isn’t. Just when I think I have everything straightened out, I am thrown another curve ball that has me second-guessing everything I have read so far.
I would recommend this book to people who like trying to piece a scattered story together, however, it was simply too much for my liking. Don’t get me wrong, I like a story within a story, however, the repeated mind-melting twists and sub-plots had me feeling a little out of my depths with this one.