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A review by vsteg1
Goodwood by Holly Throsby
3.0
Liked it, though it didn't quite live up to the hype, as I know this book sold its pants off over Christmas.
The unconventional way the story was told (meandering and very detail-oriented) took some getting used to, but I definitely found myself getting swept up in it after the halfway mark. Holly Throsby hit the nail on the head evoking that small-town vibe with this way of writing, so hats off to her - it just took a while before I got used to reading like that.
I also like that the narrator is a young wlw but that fact isn't remotely central or even important to the story - I love me some normalised queer representation.
I was pleased with the way all the threads came together at the end, and the last few chapters are easily the most riveting of the whole book. I just spent the first half of the book wishing it would pick up the pace quicker.
Criticism aside, it's definitely worth a read; a solid three stars.
The unconventional way the story was told (meandering and very detail-oriented) took some getting used to, but I definitely found myself getting swept up in it after the halfway mark. Holly Throsby hit the nail on the head evoking that small-town vibe with this way of writing, so hats off to her - it just took a while before I got used to reading like that.
I also like that the narrator is a young wlw but that fact isn't remotely central or even important to the story - I love me some normalised queer representation.
I was pleased with the way all the threads came together at the end, and the last few chapters are easily the most riveting of the whole book. I just spent the first half of the book wishing it would pick up the pace quicker.
Criticism aside, it's definitely worth a read; a solid three stars.