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A review by mariasimson
Nobody But Us by Laure Van Rensburg
4.0
Thank you @grandcentralpub for sending me the finished copy.
I am rating this 4.5 because as deranged as this story was, I loved it! I could not put it down and it was an easy read for me. Starting with the good things, the #meetoo movement captivated our attention back in 2016 and since then it has lost its flame in the media but I'm so happy that the author brought our attention back to it. The writing was excellent and there was a cinematic feeling while reading this. The visualization and imagination and thought put into this book is obvious from the very start. Steven's POV was my favorite because we get to reading his thought process and how he self0rationalizes his actions. Now the not so good things, I don't agree with Ellie's actions. She is vulnerable and grief is making her act in such way. There were movements where I was confused as to what was happening and I think the author lost the smoothness to her writing because she was adding so much to build momentum. Overall, I think the message is important. I believe this author did justice to the #meetoo movement and for a debut I think this excellent considering the heavy topic.
I am rating this 4.5 because as deranged as this story was, I loved it! I could not put it down and it was an easy read for me. Starting with the good things, the #meetoo movement captivated our attention back in 2016 and since then it has lost its flame in the media but I'm so happy that the author brought our attention back to it. The writing was excellent and there was a cinematic feeling while reading this. The visualization and imagination and thought put into this book is obvious from the very start. Steven's POV was my favorite because we get to reading his thought process and how he self0rationalizes his actions. Now the not so good things, I don't agree with Ellie's actions. She is vulnerable and grief is making her act in such way. There were movements where I was confused as to what was happening and I think the author lost the smoothness to her writing because she was adding so much to build momentum. Overall, I think the message is important. I believe this author did justice to the #meetoo movement and for a debut I think this excellent considering the heavy topic.