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A review by mackle13
Di-Curious by Erin Branch
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
So, overall I thought this was a cute book, and I was rooting for the couple by the end of the book.
But it started off rough, what with the "miscommunication trope" coming in writ large.
Also, as a D&D player, it's definitely more fun to play D&D than to read about other people playing D&D, but at least the game sessions added to the overall plot, and weren't just there for the sake of it. I do find it questionable for the DM to bring someone in for the sole purpose ofgetting revenge on and trying to kill the character of another friend/player.
But the execution could've been a bit cleaner. For one, the narration was a bit too similar for the two characters. There were time where, if the chapters didn't say whose perspective it was from, I wouldn't have known based on the wording. At all.
The whole character of Parker was dumb and unnecessary. Like, it was fine for him to exist as an ex-boyfriend and existential dread, but he didn't need to join the D&D group, and he would've been kicked out after that first disastrous performance.
People talked in ways that sounded like therapy sessions more than discussions. And this is from someone whose actually had conversations like this, but is realizing how weird it would be to be an outsider on those conversations.
I was glad that <spoilers>secrets finally came out by the end, and everyone was on the same page going forward. Like I said, I was rooting for them, and I'm glad we got in a good place by the end.
But it started off rough, what with the "miscommunication trope" coming in writ large.
Also, as a D&D player, it's definitely more fun to play D&D than to read about other people playing D&D, but at least the game sessions added to the overall plot, and weren't just there for the sake of it. I do find it questionable for the DM to bring someone in for the sole purpose of
But the execution could've been a bit cleaner. For one, the narration was a bit too similar for the two characters. There were time where, if the chapters didn't say whose perspective it was from, I wouldn't have known based on the wording. At all.
The whole character of Parker was dumb and unnecessary. Like, it was fine for him to exist as an ex-boyfriend and existential dread, but he didn't need to join the D&D group, and he would've been kicked out after that first disastrous performance.
People talked in ways that sounded like therapy sessions more than discussions. And this is from someone whose actually had conversations like this, but is realizing how weird it would be to be an outsider on those conversations.
I was glad that <spoilers>secrets finally came out by the end, and everyone was on the same page going forward. Like I said, I was rooting for them, and I'm glad we got in a good place by the end.