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A review by readingissosexy
The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen
3.0
People on Goodreads be acting surprised at how weird this book was as if there weren't warning signs.
The protagonist's name is literally Ursula... idk what they were expecting.
Ya, it's weird. Ursula & Rafael use cringe pet names, Ursula aggressively asserts "not like other girls" energy through the entire thing AND spends time at an over-the-top feminist wellness club with a "Womb Room" for bathing in placenta, PLUS she GROWLS unprompted. (She's also selfish af & unrealistic.)
For me, the writing (sorta) made up for the bizareness. The author is obviously talented, although a few more rounds of revisions could've served the story well. (It felt LONG, with LONG tangents, & a few chapters that added nothing to the story.)
Overall, it was fine. The story arc (no pun intended) intrigued me enough so I stuck around for the end. Naturally, I resent the fictional characters for existing in NYC while I'm stuck in LA.
The protagonist's name is literally Ursula... idk what they were expecting.
Ya, it's weird. Ursula & Rafael use cringe pet names, Ursula aggressively asserts "not like other girls" energy through the entire thing AND spends time at an over-the-top feminist wellness club with a "Womb Room" for bathing in placenta, PLUS she GROWLS unprompted. (She's also selfish af & unrealistic.)
For me, the writing (sorta) made up for the bizareness. The author is obviously talented, although a few more rounds of revisions could've served the story well. (It felt LONG, with LONG tangents, & a few chapters that added nothing to the story.)
Overall, it was fine. The story arc (no pun intended) intrigued me enough so I stuck around for the end. Naturally, I resent the fictional characters for existing in NYC while I'm stuck in LA.