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noitshelena 's review for:
If This Gets Out
by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich
this book got better towards the end. it had a solid premise, and i liked the ending: open ended without leaving too many lose ends. it also dealt with some pretty important topics in a nuanced, well rounded way.
what let this book down was the writing style. the descriptions were flat and lacked vividness: it was impossible to imagine myself there in the same settings. much of the dialogue/narrative was formulaic: i got in the shower, i scrubbed my body, i got out of the shower, i dried my body, i put on my boxers, which made the book plod on and my interest wane. i understand its a ya novel but i’ve read ya novels previously which are far more vivid and descriptive.
what let this book down was the writing style. the descriptions were flat and lacked vividness: it was impossible to imagine myself there in the same settings. much of the dialogue/narrative was formulaic: i got in the shower, i scrubbed my body, i got out of the shower, i dried my body, i put on my boxers, which made the book plod on and my interest wane. i understand its a ya novel but i’ve read ya novels previously which are far more vivid and descriptive.