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A review by eloraaa
The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas
3.0
✨ Actual Rating: 3.25 Stars ✨
I had no idea how this book was going to go for me, I picked it up on a random whim right before Halloween for sh*ts and giggles basically and am left pleasantly surprised!
The main highlight for me was the plot and overall story. I was really invested in it and was so intrigued by the whole concept and premise that I wanted to keep reading to know what would happen! Which also meant that I read it fairly fast, and as I’ve been in a (sorta) reading slump lately that was a nice change of pace for me.
I did, however, have some issues with the writing, particularly some of the word choices the author made throughout the novel, my brain was constantly editing it to other words that would have worked better (in my opinion, which literally means nothing so take it for the grain of salt it is).
Clare also was kind of ridiculous to me. Like she didn’t really seem like a teenager and she was just waaaaay too over the top dramatic and angst-y about Her. She also seemed kind of lacking on the personality side of things. I mean I definitely didn’t hate her, but I also did not like her at all.
So yeaaaaah...
Now I don’t read horror or anything remotely “scary” so I can’t say that this is like the best book ever of it genre, I probably wouldn’t have ever picked it up if it wasn’t for the fact that it was Halloween and I was feeling some more “spooky” type books (also the cover is stunning!), but overall I enjoyed it and am happy I broadened my reading horizons and tried a different genre then I usually reach for.
👋🏻
I had no idea how this book was going to go for me, I picked it up on a random whim right before Halloween for sh*ts and giggles basically and am left pleasantly surprised!
The main highlight for me was the plot and overall story. I was really invested in it and was so intrigued by the whole concept and premise that I wanted to keep reading to know what would happen! Which also meant that I read it fairly fast, and as I’ve been in a (sorta) reading slump lately that was a nice change of pace for me.
I did, however, have some issues with the writing, particularly some of the word choices the author made throughout the novel, my brain was constantly editing it to other words that would have worked better (in my opinion, which literally means nothing so take it for the grain of salt it is).
Clare also was kind of ridiculous to me. Like she didn’t really seem like a teenager and she was just waaaaay too over the top dramatic and angst-y about Her. She also seemed kind of lacking on the personality side of things. I mean I definitely didn’t hate her, but I also did not like her at all.
So yeaaaaah...
Now I don’t read horror or anything remotely “scary” so I can’t say that this is like the best book ever of it genre, I probably wouldn’t have ever picked it up if it wasn’t for the fact that it was Halloween and I was feeling some more “spooky” type books (also the cover is stunning!), but overall I enjoyed it and am happy I broadened my reading horizons and tried a different genre then I usually reach for.
👋🏻