kayro 's review for:

My Name Was Eden by Eleanor Barker-White

2.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Received as a Goodreads giveaway. The pacing on this book was so incredibly slow. The plot was relatively predictable but had good twists that were carried through the epilogue. The author just really went into details that added to the word count, not the plot. Charlie and Eden/Eli either felt too grown up or too juvenile and it felt as though the characters were in limbo which made their behaviors and habits not make a ton of sense. James (Lucy’S husband) was a shithead and we were never lead to like him so I’m not sure why there was an attempt at a 3rd act redemption. He sucked point blank period. The story felt like it was often stalling and needed shock value to push it forward where things just got out of hand.