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A review by jmbibliolater
The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring
3.0
Special thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for providing a ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The Tenth Girl is definitely original. I was unsure what to expect from a YA novel that has a dark, Gothic feel to it. This is out of my normal realm of reading. However, I thought I would give it a try.
Sara Faring's imagination is spectacular. I always marvel in how writers can actually put stories on pages like this. I love the dark, eery, twisty feel of The Tenth Girl. I love how it incorporates mythology with an indigenous culture.
I did, however, have a hard time getting into the story. The plot - switching between two different voices - was a little hard to follow. I had to fight really hard to get over the weirdness of it.
As for the ending, spoiler free, I am not sure if I love it or hate it. There will definitely be readers who love it because it can be mind blowing. There will also be readers who do not like it because it can be viewed as a cop out. Me? I haven't a clue. I am both disappointed, unsatisfied and WOW'ed at the same time.
Maybe that's the point?
The Tenth Girl is definitely original. I was unsure what to expect from a YA novel that has a dark, Gothic feel to it. This is out of my normal realm of reading. However, I thought I would give it a try.
Sara Faring's imagination is spectacular. I always marvel in how writers can actually put stories on pages like this. I love the dark, eery, twisty feel of The Tenth Girl. I love how it incorporates mythology with an indigenous culture.
I did, however, have a hard time getting into the story. The plot - switching between two different voices - was a little hard to follow. I had to fight really hard to get over the weirdness of it.
As for the ending, spoiler free, I am not sure if I love it or hate it. There will definitely be readers who love it because it can be mind blowing. There will also be readers who do not like it because it can be viewed as a cop out. Me? I haven't a clue. I am both disappointed, unsatisfied and WOW'ed at the same time.
Maybe that's the point?