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333_lucy_333 's review for:
Mirage
by Somaiya Daud
This book might be the definition of meh. I don't really have a lot to say on it, so this review will be short.
Characters: 6/10 stars
The characters aren't ever boring, but they're also not interesting enough to care about. Most of them just... get along. And the main character is almost weirdly forgiving and aware of people around her. They're just eh.
Plot/pacing: 5/10 stars
The pacing's a little weird in this one. The author just sort of... skips a lot of long, character-development months. Like at the very beginning, when
Writing/structure: 7/10 stars
The writing is above average in my opinion. It's not insanely, jaw-dropping, amazing, but it's pretty, and it's nice.
Enjoyability: 5/10 stars
Eh? This book was really short, but it took me a long time to read because I just wasn't interested in anything that was happening.
Sci-fi: 2/10 stars
I... don't understand why Daud made this a sci-fi book. You know that tired old criticism of genre fiction... how does it go... "Every story's the same, just told with a filter of >insert genre here
Note: upon reading some of the reviews, I see that this book is heavily inspired by Moroccan culture. That's very interesting, and I appreciate that! If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, then Mirage could be for you. To me, it just felt like an aggressively average book.
(6+5+7+5+1)/50 =
2.4 stars, rounded down
Characters: 6/10 stars
The characters aren't ever boring, but they're also not interesting enough to care about. Most of them just... get along. And the main character is almost weirdly forgiving and aware of people around her. They're just eh.
Plot/pacing: 5/10 stars
The pacing's a little weird in this one. The author just sort of... skips a lot of long, character-development months. Like at the very beginning, when
Spoiler
Amani is training to be a body double, it's just like, "Oh, this is happening," and then it's like "Well, it's done." It's just like... did nothing happen then? Like I'd enjoy a chance to get to know the characters a little better, pleaseWriting/structure: 7/10 stars
The writing is above average in my opinion. It's not insanely, jaw-dropping, amazing, but it's pretty, and it's nice.
Enjoyability: 5/10 stars
Eh? This book was really short, but it took me a long time to read because I just wasn't interested in anything that was happening.
Sci-fi: 2/10 stars
I... don't understand why Daud made this a sci-fi book. You know that tired old criticism of genre fiction... how does it go... "Every story's the same, just told with a filter of >insert genre here
Note: upon reading some of the reviews, I see that this book is heavily inspired by Moroccan culture. That's very interesting, and I appreciate that! If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, then Mirage could be for you. To me, it just felt like an aggressively average book.
(6+5+7+5+1)/50 =
2.4 stars, rounded down