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A review by raysh3ll
The Girl Before by JP Delaney
dark
mysterious
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
I wasn't a fan of this one.
I read this book after I went through J.P Delaney's 3 other books. I think maybe I would have liked it a bit better if I hadn't had the others as a comparison. I felt like there was a fair bit of overlap and repetition in terms of what J. P Delaney writes about in his books (children with disabilities, technology, unreliable narration, twist endings, unrealistic expectations etc). Maybe I over did it with his books, but I felt his other books did a much better job with the things that intersected.
I didn't really feel much for the characters, beyond finding myself annoyed by Emma.
Overall, it was just meh for me.
I read this book after I went through J.P Delaney's 3 other books. I think maybe I would have liked it a bit better if I hadn't had the others as a comparison. I felt like there was a fair bit of overlap and repetition in terms of what J. P Delaney writes about in his books (children with disabilities, technology, unreliable narration, twist endings, unrealistic expectations etc). Maybe I over did it with his books, but I felt his other books did a much better job with the things that intersected.
I didn't really feel much for the characters, beyond finding myself annoyed by Emma.
Overall, it was just meh for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Sexual content and Eating disorder