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What Comes After
by JoAnne Tompkins
This was my April BOTM pick.
I did not like this book. Once I got to about page 350ish I just wanted it to end, I felt myself practically skimming the pages just because I wanted to finish but also wanted to force myself to actually read the book. There was suspense that led me to wonder what was going to happen or what caused certain events but I found myself just wanting to know the answers without the "mystery" being dragged on with "fluff". It would have been okay to be 400+ pages if it had been intriguing but it fell flat of that with all the fluff added to make it dramatic. I didnt particularly care for any of the characters, except Lorrie, and it annoyed me how Issac kept being rude to Lorrie (although I know he was struggling with his own stuff it got annoying that it took him so long to realize it). I also did not like Evangeline and the way she treated Issac in the beginning with the constant lies. I know she is 16 but you don't just show up to someone's house and bring nothing but entitlement! UGH. And who would just let a child live with them with no real questions asked?! Maybe thats the social worker in me. Not to mention all of the animal abuse/killings that could have been a trigger warning. I am okay with reading about people dying but there were at least 5 animal maulings/deaths in this book which I did not enjoy reading about. I know some people loved it but I personally did not.
I did not like this book. Once I got to about page 350ish I just wanted it to end, I felt myself practically skimming the pages just because I wanted to finish but also wanted to force myself to actually read the book. There was suspense that led me to wonder what was going to happen or what caused certain events but I found myself just wanting to know the answers without the "mystery" being dragged on with "fluff". It would have been okay to be 400+ pages if it had been intriguing but it fell flat of that with all the fluff added to make it dramatic. I didnt particularly care for any of the characters, except Lorrie, and it annoyed me how Issac kept being rude to Lorrie (although I know he was struggling with his own stuff it got annoying that it took him so long to realize it). I also did not like Evangeline and the way she treated Issac in the beginning with the constant lies. I know she is 16 but you don't just show up to someone's house and bring nothing but entitlement! UGH. And who would just let a child live with them with no real questions asked?! Maybe thats the social worker in me. Not to mention all of the animal abuse/killings that could have been a trigger warning. I am okay with reading about people dying but there were at least 5 animal maulings/deaths in this book which I did not enjoy reading about. I know some people loved it but I personally did not.