A review by lameeya_
A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this one. I wanted something light and distracting after my last read and it definitely delivered on that. With this book, I feel like I almost grasp it and then it slips out of my understanding once again. I loved the first part, which is what I thought the book was gonna be - a commentary on parasocial relationships told through two extremely unlikeable people (tbh I felt really bad for Alicia but Remy was downright hateable) but the book changes tone and genre midway and becomes an absurd surrealist horrifying tale in the veins of Kafkaesque literature and I had to look up the genre of the book to check if I'm reading right. I'm not sure I like it or not at the end tbh, I read it quickly but Remy was just such an annoying protagonist to even care about what's happening in the story.