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A review by badseedgirl
Kahayatle by Elle Casey
3.0
I read this book for the 2021 Bossy Book Challenge August : Monster theme. This was a very quick read which I enjoy in the summer when I am mostly reading in the late evenings after all the fun in the sun time is over with.
This is definitely a Young Adult book, although it does deal with some adult type themes. It just reads as YA. This is not a bad thing, it just is what it is. Bryn reads like a YA heroine. She is a strong female lead, in fact, all the females in this first book in the series were strong characters. I had some problems with the character of Peter, because he smacked just a little too hard of a stereotype gay character. I would have been happier if he had been written just a little stronger, a little less flouncy. I am a 40+ year old Cis woman, and even I was a little insulted that the only person to faint from an emotional shock was Peter. Bodo was likable, if ultimately forgettable, character brought in as a love interest for Bryn.
This books ends with a major cliffhanger. This was disappointing for me because my library does not have this book and I'm not sure if I enjoyed this book enough to actually buy the book.... atleast at this point.
I know it sounds like I did not enjoy this book, but that was not the case. I found it to be a perfect summer read. Thank you Gertie for this selection.
This is definitely a Young Adult book, although it does deal with some adult type themes. It just reads as YA. This is not a bad thing, it just is what it is. Bryn reads like a YA heroine. She is a strong female lead, in fact, all the females in this first book in the series were strong characters. I had some problems with the character of Peter, because he smacked just a little too hard of a stereotype gay character. I would have been happier if he had been written just a little stronger, a little less flouncy. I am a 40+ year old Cis woman, and even I was a little insulted that the only person to faint from an emotional shock was Peter. Bodo was likable, if ultimately forgettable, character brought in as a love interest for Bryn.
This books ends with a major cliffhanger. This was disappointing for me because my library does not have this book and I'm not sure if I enjoyed this book enough to actually buy the book.... atleast at this point.
I know it sounds like I did not enjoy this book, but that was not the case. I found it to be a perfect summer read. Thank you Gertie for this selection.