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A review by fromthisgirl
Clarity by Kim Harrington
3.0
Honestly, I was expecting this to be worse than it was by the description, but it wasn't half bad. Clarity had a decently clear voice, and she was a fairly well made protagonist considering this was such a short book. I didn't love her, but I didn't hate her, I thought she was a little interesting to read about. I don't like that there's yet another love triangle here, but I do like that one of the interests is an ex-boyfriend that made a ridiculously huge mistake, and I like how Clarity was written to have handled that. Also, I'm always pretty inclined towards muder mysteries, so that gave this book points from me, but I didn't care for the Big Reveal so much as the actual search for the killer. The ending seemed to have fallen short.
If there's one thing that had me take this down a few stars, it's the cliche treatment of Clarity's poor excuse for a nemesis, Tiffany. Fake blond, big boobs, total slut, etc etc. Do Not Want. This kind of "bad" character being introduced in a book always makes me think a little badly of the author for choosing to focus on these things as clearly being signs of a "bad" person. Fake blond? She must be shallow. Big boobs? She must use her cleavage to get men's attention. Is sexually active? Ugh, well then clearly she is an impure skank! These attempts to show us who the evil one is are just tired and old. Work on character development, not sexist stereotypes.
Aside from that, this is a pretty light read that doesn't need to be taken too seriously. It's a page turner once the mystery gets under way, and I'd recommend it for anyone looking for something light and quick to pass the time.
If there's one thing that had me take this down a few stars, it's the cliche treatment of Clarity's poor excuse for a nemesis, Tiffany. Fake blond, big boobs, total slut, etc etc. Do Not Want. This kind of "bad" character being introduced in a book always makes me think a little badly of the author for choosing to focus on these things as clearly being signs of a "bad" person. Fake blond? She must be shallow. Big boobs? She must use her cleavage to get men's attention. Is sexually active? Ugh, well then clearly she is an impure skank! These attempts to show us who the evil one is are just tired and old. Work on character development, not sexist stereotypes.
Aside from that, this is a pretty light read that doesn't need to be taken too seriously. It's a page turner once the mystery gets under way, and I'd recommend it for anyone looking for something light and quick to pass the time.