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Historically Inaccurate
by Shay Bravo
Historically Inaccurate // by Shay Bravo
I have some mixed feelings about this book. I looked forward to this title for a while and while I am still happy that I got to read it, there were a few things that fell short for me. I want to start off by saying that I loved the main character, despite her flaws. Or maybe even because of those because they very much reminded me of myself. The overthinking and worrying is a familiar feeling to me and I disagree with those saying that it was overdone. It felt very realistic to me and even evoked some of the same feelings as I was reading. What I personally struggled with is that I felt like this book could not decide between being plot-driven or being character-driven. I very much enjoy both of those but throughout my reading of this book could not really decide which one it was. I did feel like there was a buildup to a climax that ended up not being dramatic enough to pull us through to the end, which ended up feeling rather flat. I did love all the themes that were discussed throughout the book, such as immigration and family separation, LGBTQIA+ and racism, though I was not a big fan of the misgendering because that just did not seem to fit Ethan's character very well at all. There are a lot of pros and cons for me but I do think there is a lot of potential for this new author and I am curious to see what she will show us in the future.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I have some mixed feelings about this book. I looked forward to this title for a while and while I am still happy that I got to read it, there were a few things that fell short for me. I want to start off by saying that I loved the main character, despite her flaws. Or maybe even because of those because they very much reminded me of myself. The overthinking and worrying is a familiar feeling to me and I disagree with those saying that it was overdone. It felt very realistic to me and even evoked some of the same feelings as I was reading. What I personally struggled with is that I felt like this book could not decide between being plot-driven or being character-driven. I very much enjoy both of those but throughout my reading of this book could not really decide which one it was. I did feel like there was a buildup to a climax that ended up not being dramatic enough to pull us through to the end, which ended up feeling rather flat. I did love all the themes that were discussed throughout the book, such as immigration and family separation, LGBTQIA+ and racism, though I was not a big fan of the misgendering because that just did not seem to fit Ethan's character very well at all. There are a lot of pros and cons for me but I do think there is a lot of potential for this new author and I am curious to see what she will show us in the future.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.