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fuzzysasquatch 's review for:
The Tenth Girl
by Sara Faring
I like books of all genres. I like books that cross genres.
This book was a mess. From the harmful stereotype that indigenous people practice human sacrifice and the overt racism toward the “nut-brown” girl, it was a mess.
I tried to overlook the racism. After all, it’s fiction in a made up world, right? What started out with a beautifully written gothic style horror about a haunted mansion and a mysterious past devolved into a chaotic knock-off sci fi mess. It’s like the author forgot where the book was going but she had this good ending on a different book she liked so she just mashed the two together. It’s an awful mess. And I wasted not only an audible credit on it but several hours of my time that I can never get back.
This book was a mess. From the harmful stereotype that indigenous people practice human sacrifice and the overt racism toward the “nut-brown” girl, it was a mess.
I tried to overlook the racism. After all, it’s fiction in a made up world, right? What started out with a beautifully written gothic style horror about a haunted mansion and a mysterious past devolved into a chaotic knock-off sci fi mess. It’s like the author forgot where the book was going but she had this good ending on a different book she liked so she just mashed the two together. It’s an awful mess. And I wasted not only an audible credit on it but several hours of my time that I can never get back.