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natalie_bd 's review for:
Dava Shastri's Last Day
by Kirthana Ramisetti
This story felt like a compliment sandwich. It started and ended well, but I really didn’t care for the middle. But of course, the middle is important to how the story ends!
The premise of the book? Promising! A wealthy woman with a terminal illness controlling every aspect of her life and even the beginnings of her afterlife. But if you try and control the narrative too much, you may overcompensate and secrets are uncovered.
Second things second, this story can be digested as a “rich people problems” kind of story. Most of the characters are snobby and pretty unlikable, yet they think they’re doing things with their family members in mind. Sound complicated? That’s because it is. In a way, this gave me Evelyn Hugo vibes of being selfish but trying to be a good person as well.
At the end of the day, it was really hard for me to overlook the unlikable characters. I love family dramas, but this was too much of a chore. The backstories that were interwoven throughout the middle were all over the place and I felt lost on the road.
I’ve seen so many good reviews, so I’m curious as to what I missed!
Content warnings: death of parent, cancer, infidelity, abuse