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ashbres 's review for:
The Death of Jane Lawrence
by Caitlin Starling
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I AM SO SICK OF BOOKS BEING LABELLED AS HORROR WHEN THERES JUST DEATH OR THE POTENTIAL OF THE SUPERNATURAL!!! WHERE WAS THE HORROR?!
I have a lot of feelings on this book because the first half wasn’t *that* bad and I sort of enjoyed the story, but this was just completely mishandled and upsetting. The very premise sets up Jane as an independent, working, aromantic/asexual woman but that all comes crashing down after a few hours with this man? She’s willing to die for a man she’s “known” (known in quotes because 50% of the time she knew him he was lying to her) for a week? That’s only something lesbians would do.
This book tried to make way too many things happen and it should have stuck with a specific plot point. Since there was just so much filler being written, we never even find out how the magic worked. And the ending was also completely confusing.
I have a lot of feelings on this book because the first half wasn’t *that* bad and I sort of enjoyed the story, but this was just completely mishandled and upsetting. The very premise sets up Jane as an independent, working, aromantic/asexual woman but that all comes crashing down after a few hours with this man? She’s willing to die for a man she’s “known” (known in quotes because 50% of the time she knew him he was lying to her) for a week? That’s only something lesbians would do.
This book tried to make way too many things happen and it should have stuck with a specific plot point. Since there was just so much filler being written, we never even find out how the magic worked. And the ending was also completely confusing.