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A review by sabrinabrina
The Otherworld by Abbie Emmons
1.0
I tried - and I may still go back and try again to finish reading this - but after a few attempts, I DNF'd at 18%. I really enjoy Abbie as a YouTube content creator, but I just couldn't get into this story.
A few examples/reasons:
- Orca's isolated upbringing was just not believable and the relationship with her dad seemed overdone.
- While everyone deals with grief and trauma in their own way, Jack's behavior felt frenzied and his explosive anger didn't seem to fit. The extremism of his character from his anger to the idolization of his brother without much else to develop his character was just too much for me.
- This one is petty and I recognize that, but the extreme overuse of ellipses to demonstrate pauses drove me bananas. It got really distracting very quickly.
There were other things here and there but what it boils down to is that I'm sure there are plenty of people who will make it all the way through this book and love it, but it's just not for me.
A few examples/reasons:
- Orca's isolated upbringing was just not believable and the relationship with her dad seemed overdone.
- While everyone deals with grief and trauma in their own way, Jack's behavior felt frenzied and his explosive anger didn't seem to fit. The extremism of his character from his anger to the idolization of his brother without much else to develop his character was just too much for me.
- This one is petty and I recognize that, but the extreme overuse of ellipses to demonstrate pauses drove me bananas. It got really distracting very quickly.
There were other things here and there but what it boils down to is that I'm sure there are plenty of people who will make it all the way through this book and love it, but it's just not for me.