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A review by chthonic_child
Come Out, Come Out by Alexia Onyx
3.0
Let me start off by saying this was a lot less unhinged than I expected? Also, a book ending with links to black cat adoption? Instant yes. Keep in mind this book has a grocerylist of triggers though, and I'm keeping my review a little superficial to not spoil/hit too many triggers xd
In Come out, come out, we follow Aiden who lost his twin sister 5 years ago. After a discovery he sets out to off the guys that, offed his sister. He gets injured as well during the fight and passes away in the house, tethering him there. Then, Skye moves in with two friends. She's heavily depressed, a substance abuser and is very much ready to not be in the world anymore. For Aiden, it's his purpose to help her get her spark back, to make her feel alive because she is, and basically to be whatever she needs him to be.
This book had a lot of ups and downs for me. Parts were drawn out and some were skipped over super quickly. I think there's potential behind the concept and I can definitely see where the story comes from but it was a l o t of telling and very little showing. We only get slivers of character backgrounds compared to a l o t of smut. We know I don't shy away from it, and i can't lie it was really good smut, but everything around it was a little lacking for me. The parts I liked I really did like tho.
I struggled with the large timeskips... In a way I get them, because Aidan doesn't 'return' until every friday the 13th, but it also lead to a lot of things I felt like were logical? to not be explored until that timeskip? And I would have liked to see some more of the behaviours of Skye's ups and downs, rather than have been told about them in hindsight. I feel like that would've really helped with my connection to the characters.
Nevertheless, although it's extreme in the books, I felt like I could relate to Skye in some ways. The way she sought her escapes and her depression. But maybe that's why I would have liked to have seen more description of that, to really settle that connection?
I think Aiden was a amazing, especially near the end of the book. The way he learned Skye and what she needed, which is fair because he's literally there 24/7 but yknow, the man's trying. Also with him though, I would've liked to see maybe, flashbacks to his living days, to really get to know him a lot better other than what he's telling ig?
Also- im just gonna pretend that epilogue does not exist xD
In the end I feel like this might be a little like icebreaker where book one just didn't hit it, but book two will be a lot better with the author's process? So I'll probably, eventually, read that one :)
In Come out, come out, we follow Aiden who lost his twin sister 5 years ago. After a discovery he sets out to off the guys that, offed his sister. He gets injured as well during the fight and passes away in the house, tethering him there. Then, Skye moves in with two friends. She's heavily depressed, a substance abuser and is very much ready to not be in the world anymore. For Aiden, it's his purpose to help her get her spark back, to make her feel alive because she is, and basically to be whatever she needs him to be.
This book had a lot of ups and downs for me. Parts were drawn out and some were skipped over super quickly. I think there's potential behind the concept and I can definitely see where the story comes from but it was a l o t of telling and very little showing. We only get slivers of character backgrounds compared to a l o t of smut. We know I don't shy away from it, and i can't lie it was really good smut, but everything around it was a little lacking for me. The parts I liked I really did like tho.
I struggled with the large timeskips... In a way I get them, because Aidan doesn't 'return' until every friday the 13th, but it also lead to a lot of things I felt like were logical? to not be explored until that timeskip? And I would have liked to see some more of the behaviours of Skye's ups and downs, rather than have been told about them in hindsight. I feel like that would've really helped with my connection to the characters.
Nevertheless, although it's extreme in the books, I felt like I could relate to Skye in some ways. The way she sought her escapes and her depression. But maybe that's why I would have liked to have seen more description of that, to really settle that connection?
I think Aiden was a amazing, especially near the end of the book. The way he learned Skye and what she needed, which is fair because he's literally there 24/7 but yknow, the man's trying. Also with him though, I would've liked to see maybe, flashbacks to his living days, to really get to know him a lot better other than what he's telling ig?
Also- im just gonna pretend that epilogue does not exist xD
In the end I feel like this might be a little like icebreaker where book one just didn't hit it, but book two will be a lot better with the author's process? So I'll probably, eventually, read that one :)