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hannahleeds 's review for:
Mother Hens
by Sophie McCartney
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wasn't sure how to feel about this one. It was quite boring up until the last quarter or so, which is where EVERYTHING happened. It was almost like the first part was all a long winded world building for an ending full of twists that can out of nowhere and had not much set up.
The first part was also very predictable. It's like the author only put effort into the story at the end. The fast pacing had me on the edge of my seat and the twists genuinely shocked me. If the whole book was like the last part it would probably be one of my favourites.
There were also A LOT of metaphors and innuendos that took me a few passes over to understand, which always pulled me out of the story. It was like the author had in-jokes with the characters that I wouldn't get so I should just move on. They were put in the strangest of places too, like when the main character is processing something traumatic. I understand that was her character, it just took a lot of getting used to. Some of them were funny when placed correctly though. I think it was just almost every thought Cara had included a made up metaphor.
Like I say, I enjoyed some bits but not all of it. But I could totally see this as a movie or series, without Cara's inner monologue.
The first part was also very predictable. It's like the author only put effort into the story at the end. The fast pacing had me on the edge of my seat and the twists genuinely shocked me. If the whole book was like the last part it would probably be one of my favourites.
There were also A LOT of metaphors and innuendos that took me a few passes over to understand, which always pulled me out of the story. It was like the author had in-jokes with the characters that I wouldn't get so I should just move on. They were put in the strangest of places too, like when the main character is processing something traumatic. I understand that was her character, it just took a lot of getting used to. Some of them were funny when placed correctly though. I think it was just almost every thought Cara had included a made up metaphor.
Like I say, I enjoyed some bits but not all of it. But I could totally see this as a movie or series, without Cara's inner monologue.