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chialemmise 's review for:
The Secret World of Maggie Grey
by Granger
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wanted to like this book so badly. This story had so much potential which makes it all the more disappointing. There is a lot of sexual assault culture in the book that's strange and almost every man is either a rapist or seems like a stone throw away from being one.
There is no plot development. I didn't even know this was a murder mystery until the last few pages of the book. There is also no real character development... so that's....fun.
The book is written like editors do not exist. There are so many typos and descriptions that don't make sense; a lot of words for words sake and a lot of repetitive phrasing and contradictory scenes.
Lastly, the writer seems to be trying too hard to remind us that the characters are black and too much of the writing feels like an exaggeration of black stereotypes.
I probably won't be reading book 2.
There is no plot development. I didn't even know this was a murder mystery until the last few pages of the book. There is also no real character development... so that's....fun.
The book is written like editors do not exist. There are so many typos and descriptions that don't make sense; a lot of words for words sake and a lot of repetitive phrasing and contradictory scenes.
Lastly, the writer seems to be trying too hard to remind us that the characters are black and too much of the writing feels like an exaggeration of black stereotypes.
I probably won't be reading book 2.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Rape
Minor: Homophobia