catynatt 's review for:

The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wanted to love this book. I loved the concept. I loved the world. I loved the mouth watering food descriptions. I loved the GORGEOUS cover. I couldn’t love the characters because there were too many Wild Ones to keep track of, especially given the lack of differentiation between them. Paheli and maybe Valentina were the only ones who got significant development. As an avowed poetry hater, the Book of Memories chapters and overall writing style frustrated me immensely. I would not buy this book or read it again, but am glad to have read it once.