A review by ali1311
One of the Good Ones by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was interesting, but I think it was trying to do too much. It wanted to be an informative historical essay, a call to action, and a mystery all at once, but it couldn't be all of that. So it ended up feeling disjointed to me. I thought if the twist had come earlier, or if the story had committed more to a genre, it would have worked more effectively. Instead, we're tossed into a bunch of point of views and never really get a sense of the characters as a whole. The last 75% of this book is where it shines, but then it ends very abruptly, and the payoff doesn't really come. Which was a bummer because the premise and the story were definitely compelling.
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