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A review by panyvina
All's Well by Mona Awad
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I listened to this as an audiobook and I just want to say MY GOD, WHAT AN AMAZING NARRATOR.
Having said that, I didn’t love this read. In the first part I was hypnotized; I loved every single bit, I felt so understood with my injured knee, I appreciated the writing so much! I even read along All’s Well That Ends Well because I could tell it was just going to be that kind of quality read with depth and subtexts! And then by the middle part of the book I honestly just wanted it to be over, I was so tired and embarrassed for the main character I actually yelled at her a couple of times because I just needed her to snap out of it. I KNOW this is a sign of great writing because… that was kind of the point, wasn’t it? But for it to go in for so long I really couldn’t take it anymore. I honestly only finished it because I go on half an hour walks every day and I listen to my current audiobook as I walk. I do have to say the last 30% of the book took back what it’d left in the beginning and it was wacky and intense and I did appreciate it a lot, I also could feel how the author weaved the book in a theatre structure like I really can’t say this is a bad book because it’s really well constructed but If I ever reread this I would just skip the middle. The ending was nice, like a flower saying All’s Well after that damn nightmare but I did feel like it lacked something, I’m not sure what.
Having said that, I didn’t love this read. In the first part I was hypnotized; I loved every single bit, I felt so understood with my injured knee, I appreciated the writing so much! I even read along All’s Well That Ends Well because I could tell it was just going to be that kind of quality read with depth and subtexts! And then by the middle part of the book I honestly just wanted it to be over, I was so tired and embarrassed for the main character I actually yelled at her a couple of times because I just needed her to snap out of it. I KNOW this is a sign of great writing because… that was kind of the point, wasn’t it? But for it to go in for so long I really couldn’t take it anymore. I honestly only finished it because I go on half an hour walks every day and I listen to my current audiobook as I walk. I do have to say the last 30% of the book took back what it’d left in the beginning and it was wacky and intense and I did appreciate it a lot, I also could feel how the author weaved the book in a theatre structure like I really can’t say this is a bad book because it’s really well constructed but If I ever reread this I would just skip the middle. The ending was nice, like a flower saying All’s Well after that damn nightmare but I did feel like it lacked something, I’m not sure what.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Injury/Injury detail