A review by rosenaughtin
Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I loved this book for the writing, not so much for the plot. Sophie Mackintosh is a master of dark, mysterious prose, but it didn't translate as well in this novel as in the closed-off world of The Water Cure. There was just too much of the unexplained and nonsensical in her dystopia, and it was hard to get into because of that. It was tense and exciting at times and kept me invested until the end, but I craved more context and character development. 
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