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A review by quakinginmybooks
The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I don’t want to spoil the ending, but this book has one of the tropes I hate: time travel . There’s very few times that trope is done well. This book does it okay, but rather ruined what was an enjoyable listen.
The main character is an unlikeable, arrogant ass, which sets himself up for quite the fall. And fall he does, this book is a question of how not if. While there were points I had sympathy for him and wanted him to better himself, most of the book, I cheered for the supernatural to get him. Which might have been the point of the way he’s portrayed.
Overall, it was fun and spooky but ultimate something I won’t touch again.
The main character is an unlikeable, arrogant ass, which sets himself up for quite the fall. And fall he does, this book is a question of how not if. While there were points I had sympathy for him and wanted him to better himself, most of the book, I cheered for the supernatural to get him. Which might have been the point of the way he’s portrayed.
Overall, it was fun and spooky but ultimate something I won’t touch again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Stalking, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing