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joceraptor 's review for:
The Tenth Girl
by Sara Faring
Before I get into my review, I do want to acknowledge that I think this is going to be a very polarizing book. While it didn't work for me, I know there will be plenty of readers that find more success.
So here's the thing with The Tenth Girl: that twist everyone keeps mentioning? It completely changes the first 75% of the story. That can sometimes work, but here it felt a little half-baked. The few clues that were left throughout I had initially read as errors in the writing. I didn't find them charming, they didn't make me wonder where the story would turn; I was annoyed and believed we were being intentionally left in the dark. And to be quite honest, I still am annoyed and believe we were being intentionally left in the dark. When I'm hit with a twist, I want to be excited, I want to gasp, I want to get pulled in even deeper. Here I was just frustrated. I'd been along for this ride for nearly 400 pages. I was invested in these characters - no matter how confused I might've been by the specifics - and then the rug was pulled out from under me. Instead of getting any answers at all, I'm left only with the question: Why.
I wanted to love this book. There were so many topics that were brought up in the text that I think could've made this a favorite of mine. However, the sheer amount of issues I had with the writing and story telling especially made this miss the mark. I am interested to see what Sara Faring will come out with in the future, but I'll be sure to temper my expectations.
Heavy trigger warnings all around here, friends. Abuse of all kinds, gore, talks of murder and suicide, statutory rape, miscarriage... I think that's most of it.
Buddy read with Chelsea and Melanie.
So here's the thing with The Tenth Girl: that twist everyone keeps mentioning? It completely changes the first 75% of the story. That can sometimes work, but here it felt a little half-baked. The few clues that were left throughout I had initially read as errors in the writing. I didn't find them charming, they didn't make me wonder where the story would turn; I was annoyed and believed we were being intentionally left in the dark. And to be quite honest, I still am annoyed and believe we were being intentionally left in the dark. When I'm hit with a twist, I want to be excited, I want to gasp, I want to get pulled in even deeper. Here I was just frustrated. I'd been along for this ride for nearly 400 pages. I was invested in these characters - no matter how confused I might've been by the specifics - and then the rug was pulled out from under me. Instead of getting any answers at all, I'm left only with the question: Why.
I wanted to love this book. There were so many topics that were brought up in the text that I think could've made this a favorite of mine. However, the sheer amount of issues I had with the writing and story telling especially made this miss the mark. I am interested to see what Sara Faring will come out with in the future, but I'll be sure to temper my expectations.
Heavy trigger warnings all around here, friends. Abuse of all kinds, gore, talks of murder and suicide, statutory rape, miscarriage... I think that's most of it.
Buddy read with Chelsea and Melanie.