You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
savannahleigh2005 's review for:
Malice
by Heather Walter
3.5⭐
I don't write reviews really unless I have negative things to say about the book, so buckle up.
I felt very conflicted with this one. The premise was amazing and I really did enjoy the romance and the sapphic rep, but there were just some things that bothered me.
1. The way the other Graces treated Alyce. Specifically Rose. I feel like there was so much potential to show a relationship between two women who don't like each other, but can respect each other in the end. And that just never happened. There were so many parts where I thought that they would finally have a breakthrough moment where they wouldn't necessarily be friends, but rather be allies in a sense. Rose's hatred towards Alyce was just so stupid and had no real purpose behind it. Rose's character being dumbed down to the mean girl who harasses the main character really took away from the book.
2. Half-breed. Wtf. The amount of times that is said as if that's a normal thing? Alyce is affected by the phrase, but the author never really dives into why that should NEVER be a descriptor for a person. And somehow everything Endlewild did to Alyce is just excused? Including his usage of that phrase. It felt like we were supposed to sympathize with him or excuse what he did, but I never got to that point reading it.
3. Going along with Endlewild, Laurel's betrayal and her relationship with him. Literally everything she said at the end made me so mad because why was anything Endlewild did okay? Every chance she got she defended the man who caused Alyce severe trauma TO ALYCE. She never understood Alyce's trauma and it just frustrated me how little importance she gave to Alyce and how she felt about everything.
The romance was good. I really enjoyed Alyce becoming the villain in the end (women who are villains are superior). But the character arc of Rose, Endlewild's character in general, and Laurel's betrayal really took away from the book. Read this for the sapphic villain and don't expect too much else.
I don't write reviews really unless I have negative things to say about the book, so buckle up.
I felt very conflicted with this one. The premise was amazing and I really did enjoy the romance and the sapphic rep, but there were just some things that bothered me.
1. The way the other Graces treated Alyce. Specifically Rose. I feel like there was so much potential to show a relationship between two women who don't like each other, but can respect each other in the end. And that just never happened. There were so many parts where I thought that they would finally have a breakthrough moment where they wouldn't necessarily be friends, but rather be allies in a sense. Rose's hatred towards Alyce was just so stupid and had no real purpose behind it. Rose's character being dumbed down to the mean girl who harasses the main character really took away from the book.
2. Half-breed. Wtf. The amount of times that is said as if that's a normal thing? Alyce is affected by the phrase, but the author never really dives into why that should NEVER be a descriptor for a person. And somehow everything Endlewild did to Alyce is just excused? Including his usage of that phrase. It felt like we were supposed to sympathize with him or excuse what he did, but I never got to that point reading it.
3. Going along with Endlewild, Laurel's betrayal and her relationship with him. Literally everything she said at the end made me so mad because why was anything Endlewild did okay? Every chance she got she defended the man who caused Alyce severe trauma TO ALYCE. She never understood Alyce's trauma and it just frustrated me how little importance she gave to Alyce and how she felt about everything.
The romance was good. I really enjoyed Alyce becoming the villain in the end (women who are villains are superior). But the character arc of Rose, Endlewild's character in general, and Laurel's betrayal really took away from the book. Read this for the sapphic villain and don't expect too much else.