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ephemerily 's review for:
The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest
I didn't have any preconceived ideas about this author or the subject matter, and I thought the book was good. However, I felt anxious the entire time I was reading it. The setting was stressful, and Violet takes pointless risks (like leaving the house when she should not, simply because she is bored). Her situation seems impossible (because neither country in the book is at all good), and there's one excessively violent scene. The ending was somewhat fulfilling but left a lot of loose ends. So much as I was hooked by the story, I might not seek out the sequel.
In some ways the action felt flat/calm (like Violet would take a risk... and not get caught. Or Violet is threatened... but nothing comes of it). In particular, Violet's whole relationship with Lee seemed so normal amid a not-normal world. But I kind of liked this aspect of the book. It would have been easy for the author to fall into the usual over-dramatic plot, so the very calmness of it made it different than what I expected, and therefore more interesting.
In some ways the action felt flat/calm (like Violet would take a risk... and not get caught. Or Violet is threatened... but nothing comes of it). In particular, Violet's whole relationship with Lee seemed so normal amid a not-normal world. But I kind of liked this aspect of the book. It would have been easy for the author to fall into the usual over-dramatic plot, so the very calmness of it made it different than what I expected, and therefore more interesting.