A review by krystar
That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

1.0

It’s rare that I can’t finish a book, but every so often, one comes along that defies my every effort to keep going. This was one of those books. From the outset, the narrative jumped from scene to scene with dizzying speed, and each time it left me more confused than before. Rather than a coherent storyline, it felt like a series of unrelated snapshots with no context to ground them or help me connect the dots.

I found myself flipping back pages, wondering if I’d missed something, only to realize the book just…wasn’t giving me any of the tools I needed to follow along. Moments that seemed like they should’ve been significant were quickly swept aside by another abrupt change of scene, leaving me with no sense of continuity. Just as I started to grasp where one scene was headed, the book would catapult into an entirely different setting.

After a while, it felt less like reading a story and more like trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces. Some readers may appreciate the experimental structure, but I found it exhausting. In the end, I had to set it down, and although I may never know where the story was headed, I’m okay with that.