A review by beca_reads
Take Her Down by Lauren Emily Whalen

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This ultimately sounded interesting, what isn't to love about a Shakespeare retelling? Unfortunately I just didn't like this. I'm not a fan of pop culture reference's and this is filled with them, on every page. I read to escape and I don't want to read about the pandemic. I also felt like this book was trying to do way to much; however there was good commentary around mental health specifically Bipolar and sexuality. I feel this book would have been better if Whalen had chosen to focus on a few subjects and had developed on them further. I also feel there were way to many character's and they were underdeveloped; again this could have been solved with fewer characters.