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A review by levesc17
Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I mostly read romance, fantasy, and Romantasy. I chose this as my book of the month. First of all, the audiobook narrator is INCREDIBLE! So if you like audiobooks you should read this that way. Second, this is a satire and redemption story. Satire of: start up culture, capitalism, billionaires, and child prodigies. The premise is the three adult children of a billionaire the week after he dies. They have to wait a week for the contents of the will to finally be read and in the meantime you really know them. You’ll hate them all to begin, but by the end you love them.
There is magic, but it’s not explained it’s just part of the world. I liked this but I saw other reviewers wished for more world building. I liked the chaos because it made it seem plausible that this is just our world.
The story twists a bit on itself in the last 25% and becomes more about parenthood and why it’s so important. It makes you realize… these 3 adult assholes didn’t really stand a chance, because they weren’t really parented. It makes you feel really sad for them.
There is no epilogue, which my romance reading brain wants SO badly, but by the time you get to the end of this book you know the characters SO WELL (because this is a dense book), that you can kind of imagine for yourself that their future will be okay.
There is magic, but it’s not explained it’s just part of the world. I liked this but I saw other reviewers wished for more world building. I liked the chaos because it made it seem plausible that this is just our world.
The story twists a bit on itself in the last 25% and becomes more about parenthood and why it’s so important. It makes you realize… these 3 adult assholes didn’t really stand a chance, because they weren’t really parented. It makes you feel really sad for them.
There is no epilogue, which my romance reading brain wants SO badly, but by the time you get to the end of this book you know the characters SO WELL (because this is a dense book), that you can kind of imagine for yourself that their future will be okay.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent