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linguisticali 's review for:
We Can Never Leave
by H.E. Edgmon
DID NOT FINISH: 50%
I received an ALC of the audiobook from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF @ 50%
Unfortunately, this just isn't for me. I don't think it's badly written in terms of the prose, and the premise is really interesting, but at halfway through, I'm still not getting into it. The characters' relationships and experiences have a very dark tone, without that being counterbalanced by much in the way of reasons to like or root for them. There's a fourth-wall breaking narrator as well, which sometimes works for me, but not in this case. It feels out-of-place-whimsical, but also annoying - the narrator keeps commenting that they can't tell me everything as the reader because they don't trust me.
This may be more for someone who likes dark coming-of-age stories. I love a fantasy mystery, and I'm always here for queer narratives, but I find this kind of dark teen intensity tough to deal with.
I really like Vico Ortiz and I have no complaints about the narration.
DNF @ 50%
Unfortunately, this just isn't for me. I don't think it's badly written in terms of the prose, and the premise is really interesting, but at halfway through, I'm still not getting into it. The characters' relationships and experiences have a very dark tone, without that being counterbalanced by much in the way of reasons to like or root for them. There's a fourth-wall breaking narrator as well, which sometimes works for me, but not in this case. It feels out-of-place-whimsical, but also annoying - the narrator keeps commenting that they can't tell me everything as the reader because they don't trust me.
This may be more for someone who likes dark coming-of-age stories. I love a fantasy mystery, and I'm always here for queer narratives, but I find this kind of dark teen intensity tough to deal with.
I really like Vico Ortiz and I have no complaints about the narration.