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The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
by Chelsea Sedoti
I'm not sure what to do with this book. It was engaging, and I finished it. I wanted to know what had happened. It wasn't completely predictable. The cover is gorgeous. I guess that's the good?
So, now onto the bad... The main character was shockingly unlikeable. She was selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed. In some ways, I think I finished this book quickly just so I wouldn't have to stay in her head any longer. I got the feeling that she was the kind of person who would shoot up her school because of her perception that they all hated her/thought they were better than her. That perception was so deeply steeped in how she viewed herself and where she belonged. It was really hard to stay in that mindset for any length of time. So, no, that's not the sort of MC you can enjoy being in a story.
The resolution to the mystery was somewhat satisfying, in that it did reveal a lot of the MC's own perception of the world to be BS which was great to finally see. The entire Enzo/Hawthorn ship was a disaster from the beginning and again, it was difficult to read knowing how deeply unhealthy they both were.
All in all, I wouldn't call this book a pleasant experience and I don't think I"d recommend it to much of anyone. The only reason it didn't get 1 star is because I usually reserve my 1 stars for DNFs. Really glad I didn't buy it with my birthday money and ended up reading it via the Overdrive Big Library Read, so I didn't even waste my time with a wait list or using one of my Overdrive check-out slots.
So, now onto the bad... The main character was shockingly unlikeable. She was selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed. In some ways, I think I finished this book quickly just so I wouldn't have to stay in her head any longer. I got the feeling that she was the kind of person who would shoot up her school because of her perception that they all hated her/thought they were better than her. That perception was so deeply steeped in how she viewed herself and where she belonged. It was really hard to stay in that mindset for any length of time. So, no, that's not the sort of MC you can enjoy being in a story.
The resolution to the mystery was somewhat satisfying, in that it did reveal a lot of the MC's own perception of the world to be BS which was great to finally see. The entire Enzo/Hawthorn ship was a disaster from the beginning and again, it was difficult to read knowing how deeply unhealthy they both were.
All in all, I wouldn't call this book a pleasant experience and I don't think I"d recommend it to much of anyone. The only reason it didn't get 1 star is because I usually reserve my 1 stars for DNFs. Really glad I didn't buy it with my birthday money and ended up reading it via the Overdrive Big Library Read, so I didn't even waste my time with a wait list or using one of my Overdrive check-out slots.