A review by kovost
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling

3.0

i’m not…really sure what i was expecting or what i wanted from this book, but i don’t think i got whatever it was. i read a review that compared this to Monster of Elenhaven (which is a high ask for me considering it’s one of my favorite books), but other than similar vibes, this book fell flat so i wouldn’t draw the same comparison personally. the writing is extremely well done generally speaking, but i found myself bored throughout 90% of it, not hooked in, aimlessly following the plot without much care for anything. some parts of the book delighted me; others not so much. it was a precarious balance that in the end fell the wrong way, i think.

it’s not a bad book in the least, but i probably won’t remember what it was about come time.