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Moon Dust in My Hairnet by J.R. Creaden
adventurous
emotional
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the ARC.
I was a little bit torn on my opinion of this book, at the same time I loved it but also kind of wanted it to end.
I love the range of representation, from neurodivergence to physical disabilities, POC & queer identities, and poly relationships. At times they were approached somewhat sloppily, so it felt clumsy. The normalization of therapy and needing support were very nice, though sometimes cliche. (Not inherently a bad thing, I just didn't enjoy it this time.) I did enjoy the way grief was approached.
The world-building wasn't to my taste and I didn't enjoy the writing style too much, but these are completely personal tastes so I just didn't happen to be the target audience for those. The pacing felt confusing to me, it felt like "there's imminent danger and we need to act quickly!" But at the same time, we might skip a week and a half. It was difficult for me to figure out how much time there would be to get something done.
I hoped to relate to the MC more, but as there are so many variations of autism, we ended up being extremely different. I mainly felt sad for and pitied the MC but I didn't end up liking her too much. I really wanted to like them, but kind of wanted to read more from another character's POV instead. I did love the growth she went through after actually seeking proper help!
I found the characters somewhat irrational and confusing when they seemed to be changing their minds without explaining their reasons. I kind of felt like Lane could've had at least some resentment etc. towards her mother around the end, instead of completely accepting everything as soon as she gets praise.
The twists felt like a little too much for me, I almost couldn't keep up anymore. The whole thing felt a little too stuffed with SO MANY new things for Lane to navigate. Even though that's realistic since life doesn't care how many things are going on, it might throw another crisis at you, I felt like we wanted to address too many issues in one book and had to add them to the mix.
I was a little bit torn on my opinion of this book, at the same time I loved it but also kind of wanted it to end.
I love the range of representation, from neurodivergence to physical disabilities, POC & queer identities, and poly relationships. At times they were approached somewhat sloppily, so it felt clumsy. The normalization of therapy and needing support were very nice, though sometimes cliche. (Not inherently a bad thing, I just didn't enjoy it this time.) I did enjoy the way grief was approached.
The world-building wasn't to my taste and I didn't enjoy the writing style too much, but these are completely personal tastes so I just didn't happen to be the target audience for those. The pacing felt confusing to me, it felt like "there's imminent danger and we need to act quickly!" But at the same time, we might skip a week and a half. It was difficult for me to figure out how much time there would be to get something done.
I hoped to relate to the MC more, but as there are so many variations of autism, we ended up being extremely different. I mainly felt sad for and pitied the MC but I didn't end up liking her too much. I really wanted to like them, but kind of wanted to read more from another character's POV instead. I did love the growth she went through after actually seeking proper help!
I found the characters somewhat irrational and confusing when they seemed to be changing their minds without explaining their reasons. I kind of felt like Lane could've had at least some resentment etc. towards her mother around the end, instead of completely accepting everything as soon as she gets praise.
The twists felt like a little too much for me, I almost couldn't keep up anymore. The whole thing felt a little too stuffed with SO MANY new things for Lane to navigate. Even though that's realistic since life doesn't care how many things are going on, it might throw another crisis at you, I felt like we wanted to address too many issues in one book and had to add them to the mix.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death