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sinistralleanings 's review for:
Sloth
by Ella James
I'm going to abide by the author's request to not ruin the "secret".
But I also need to say that there are those of us who avoid these kinds of secrets because they are triggering. (No. It isn't any usual trigger that is normally said and probably 95% of people who would read this wouldn't have a problem in any way).
I really. Struggled with the moment the secret was revealed and then the back and forth of "are they or aren't they" that was like whiplash for something that is very very triggering for me and the type of book I always avoid. I would not have read if I had known, so my two star review is specifically because I hate that the secret for the novel needed to be so protected that I couldn't protect myself from reliving some painful stuff for me.
That being said, I think I would have gone with 3.5 overall. I think it is a lot longer than it needed to be, and I would have DNF'd if I didn't have the tease about trying to figure out the secret around 30% in where it felt very monotonous, but then it got super interesting again and I definitely NEEDED to know what was going to happen, even though I still wasn't sure if I would be let down or not.
For me, it was something I should have DNF'd, but again I do understand a lot won't have the issue I did. I just wish the whole "secret" and "please don't spoil the secret" thing wasn't a thing so it could be added to the tags for the book for people like me who actively avoid these kinds of things so we don't end up bawling for an hour about RL and not the book itself.
(But also I should say it is very rare for me to vote anything under 3 stars as it is so my 3.5 is basically most people giving a 1.5 at most)
But I also need to say that there are those of us who avoid these kinds of secrets because they are triggering. (No. It isn't any usual trigger that is normally said and probably 95% of people who would read this wouldn't have a problem in any way).
I really. Struggled with the moment the secret was revealed and then the back and forth of "are they or aren't they" that was like whiplash for something that is very very triggering for me and the type of book I always avoid. I would not have read if I had known, so my two star review is specifically because I hate that the secret for the novel needed to be so protected that I couldn't protect myself from reliving some painful stuff for me.
That being said, I think I would have gone with 3.5 overall. I think it is a lot longer than it needed to be, and I would have DNF'd if I didn't have the tease about trying to figure out the secret around 30% in where it felt very monotonous, but then it got super interesting again and I definitely NEEDED to know what was going to happen, even though I still wasn't sure if I would be let down or not.
For me, it was something I should have DNF'd, but again I do understand a lot won't have the issue I did. I just wish the whole "secret" and "please don't spoil the secret" thing wasn't a thing so it could be added to the tags for the book for people like me who actively avoid these kinds of things so we don't end up bawling for an hour about RL and not the book itself.
(But also I should say it is very rare for me to vote anything under 3 stars as it is so my 3.5 is basically most people giving a 1.5 at most)