A review by spicyviolets
Credence by Penelope Douglas

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Oh jeeze. This was unhinged. Did I enjoy it? …Yeeees? Look, it’s complicated. I couldn’t put it down, but there were some major issues.
First, this author has a habit of starting off her FMCs at age 17. Typically there’s a birthday thrown in the book (which there is here) but in this story I just feel like it didn’t come soon enough. Absolutely hated that.
Second, making her endgame MMC
not speak for the entire book
hindered the story in a huge way. What incentive did the reader really have to root for them, y’know?
Then there’s the more minor things:
Like why is her not-uncle shocked/angry that she has a bad attitude 3 days after her
parent’s suicide
?
WHY is everyone constantly going swimming with their clothes and shoes on?
I will say that the setting of this book was gorgeous, and I really enjoy the way this author writes. (She can write the hell out of a spicy scene,  and she definitely did that here.)
All in all folks, definitely check your trigger warnings before reading and don’t take them lightly.
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