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A review by nerdywerewolf
No Beauties or Monsters by Tara Goedjen
3.0
"Let me guess, you're having trouble remembering? That's because it's a shock to the system at first. It gets easier. Pretty soon you can never forget."
This one's a little rough for me. On one hand, I adored the writing. It was not clunky and it really pulled me in and the pace was great. Not overly flowery or descriptive. The Goldilocks of writing for me, I think.
The ending was disappointing, though. I...didn't really know what was happening until it was all clearly laid out at the end. And it was. And...I could not have guessed that that was what had been happening the whole book, so there was....no shock factor?
Instead, there's all this delicious mystery and chemistry and you don't know who to trust and then BOOM. Here's why that happened. THESE are the good guys. THESE are the bad guys. THIS is what we need to do to win the day. And then it's over.
I just...don't know how to feel. I'd love to read something else by this author as her words very easily captivated me, which I very much enjoyed. I did not enjoy the late info-dump that neatly tied everything into a bow. I would have loved, maybe, to try to figure it out for myself? Plus, I've seen this ending before and if you've watched, you have, too.
So, I'm upset that the mystery aspect was non-existent, except as a way to build suspense, as I enjoyed everything else about it.
This one's a little rough for me. On one hand, I adored the writing. It was not clunky and it really pulled me in and the pace was great. Not overly flowery or descriptive. The Goldilocks of writing for me, I think.
The ending was disappointing, though. I...didn't really know what was happening until it was all clearly laid out at the end. And it was. And...I could not have guessed that that was what had been happening the whole book, so there was....no shock factor?
Instead, there's all this delicious mystery and chemistry and you don't know who to trust and then BOOM. Here's why that happened. THESE are the good guys. THESE are the bad guys. THIS is what we need to do to win the day. And then it's over.
I just...don't know how to feel. I'd love to read something else by this author as her words very easily captivated me, which I very much enjoyed. I did not enjoy the late info-dump that neatly tied everything into a bow. I would have loved, maybe, to try to figure it out for myself? Plus, I've seen this ending before and if you've watched
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Stranger ThingsSo, I'm upset that the mystery aspect was non-existent, except as a way to build suspense, as I enjoyed everything else about it.