bookwyrm25 's review for:

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong

DID NOT FINISH: 53%

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I struggled so hard to keep reading as long as I did. I realized the big event promised at the beginning of the book doesn’t even happen until 60% of the way through, and the thought of reading 200 more pages of this poorly paced book was too much for me. I hate not finishing books to an extreme degree, but the main intrigue of the god being the romantic interest, even if it’s dark and manipulative, fell flat when he read as a mediocre man in his 20’s with no qualities going for him. The plot was too slow to keep me interested and it felt like pulling teeth to read. I’m devastated because not only did I have to DNF for my sanity, but it’s such a beautiful edition with beautiful illustrations but it’s just not enough to keep me going.