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A review by mcf
Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5.
This was gracefully written, and the dual settings -- particularly modern Tokyo -- were vividly drawn and really compelling, and the ghostly revenge story is appropriately creepy. For me, though, the main character just wasn't very likable, which made it hard for me to care about her bottomless, targeted rage or the sudden appearance of a redemption arc, whether or not there were spirits involved.
Thanks to Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC!
This was gracefully written, and the dual settings -- particularly modern Tokyo -- were vividly drawn and really compelling, and the ghostly revenge story is appropriately creepy. For me, though, the main character just wasn't very likable, which made it hard for me to care about her bottomless, targeted rage or the sudden appearance of a redemption arc, whether or not there were spirits involved.
Thanks to Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC!