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A review by lucyblackbirdreads
Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This one is going to be a complicated review for me that I'm going to try to make spoiler-free.
I really loved this book a lot at first. The psychological manipulation, the realistic view of certain situations that have been (and very much still is) a focal point, the aftermath, the mob mentality.... If you've read it, hopefully you know what I mean.
And then, it switched. The ending took a turn that I didn't expect, and leaned heavily on something I guess I wasn't ready for. During this switch, a situation happens that was honestly done really well and kind of gave me some hope that the tone didn't completely change, but then it went harder and that's where it lost me.
We know early on that Jonah comes from a very religious background, and aspects of that come back into his life. I want to stress that I don't have anything against religion in books, but I felt the way it was done in the last part felt uncomfortably awkward. It felt almost forced. Religious trauma is part of the story, and maybe it is more realistic than I realize, and if so I hope someone will converse to give me another view, but for me it just really was a let down after such a strong story previously.
And then, I saw the acknowledgments, and that it was already being made into a (show? movie?) and I felt like that explained a lot of why the ending was the way it was. This book has not been out lo g at all, and it already is being made into a video adaptation? So was this written for a novel? A show? Or was this written by someone who wanted to cash in on as many entertainment areas as possible no matter what?
I realize I'm making assumptions, however when I then look back, I can see moments that go from subtly lacking detail to "oh, this was written for a visual consumption", and it changed the way I viewed it.
I would still recommend this book, but for me it ended up lacking once I went back and thought about it. I still want to hold Mace though. He was the best and most heartbreaking in the entire story.
I really loved this book a lot at first. The psychological manipulation, the realistic view of certain situations that have been (and very much still is) a focal point, the aftermath, the mob mentality.... If you've read it, hopefully you know what I mean.
And then, it switched. The ending took a turn that I didn't expect, and leaned heavily on something I guess I wasn't ready for. During this switch, a situation happens that was honestly done really well and kind of gave me some hope that the tone didn't completely change, but then it went harder and that's where it lost me.
We know early on that Jonah comes from a very religious background, and aspects of that come back into his life. I want to stress that I don't have anything against religion in books, but I felt the way it was done in the last part felt uncomfortably awkward. It felt almost forced. Religious trauma is part of the story, and maybe it is more realistic than I realize, and if so I hope someone will converse to give me another view, but for me it just really was a let down after such a strong story previously.
And then, I saw the acknowledgments, and that it was already being made into a (show? movie?) and I felt like that explained a lot of why the ending was the way it was. This book has not been out lo g at all, and it already is being made into a video adaptation? So was this written for a novel? A show? Or was this written by someone who wanted to cash in on as many entertainment areas as possible no matter what?
I realize I'm making assumptions, however when I then look back, I can see moments that go from subtly lacking detail to "oh, this was written for a visual consumption", and it changed the way I viewed it.
I would still recommend this book, but for me it ended up lacking once I went back and thought about it. I still want to hold Mace though. He was the best and most heartbreaking in the entire story.