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A review by khopeisz
Hey, Zoey by Sarah Crossan
2.5
I would like to require blurbs to disclose whether or not the book I’m about to read was written in order fulfill some sort of contract. Im not insulted by these, it would actually allow me to extend more grace and understanding to the authors. I’m starting to sniff out the styles of a final book in an author’s two or three book deal. The writing is patchworked and brief, as it is in this book.
unfortunately the fragmentary, staccato storytelling felt more self important than reflective. The moment a scene picked up steam, I was soon transplanted into some other scene, or a thought, and the momentum was forced to rebuild, only to be cut short, and this went the cycle, which isn’t great for a book I think. I kinda get what we’re doing w the doll and the MC’s past trauma, but I was mostly bored by the alleged parallel.
I picked this up engaged by the speculative-ness as outlined in the marketing, and was disappointed. for me the most likeable character is the AI sexbot Zoey which is saying something lol. David was also okay. If I was supposed to sympathize with the other main characters, the writing would not allow me to.
The low rating is mostly because I was bored. The language wasn’t spectacular either, which is harsh to say. But the author is very successful in her own right! Maybe this wasn’t the best book of hers for me to read. Again, if she were fulfilling some sort of contractual obligation, then I’d be like “okay, come back to me when you’re done w that and can write w more passion.” I’d kinda be interested. Kinda.
unfortunately the fragmentary, staccato storytelling felt more self important than reflective. The moment a scene picked up steam, I was soon transplanted into some other scene, or a thought, and the momentum was forced to rebuild, only to be cut short, and this went the cycle, which isn’t great for a book I think. I kinda get what we’re doing w the doll and the MC’s past trauma, but I was mostly bored by the alleged parallel.
I picked this up engaged by the speculative-ness as outlined in the marketing, and was disappointed. for me the most likeable character is the AI sexbot Zoey which is saying something lol. David was also okay. If I was supposed to sympathize with the other main characters, the writing would not allow me to.
The low rating is mostly because I was bored. The language wasn’t spectacular either, which is harsh to say. But the author is very successful in her own right! Maybe this wasn’t the best book of hers for me to read. Again, if she were fulfilling some sort of contractual obligation, then I’d be like “okay, come back to me when you’re done w that and can write w more passion.” I’d kinda be interested. Kinda.