Review by reinspired_reader - Mall Goth

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Mall Goth by Kate Leth

2.5

challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

While there is one overarching plot that spans the full timeline of the book (a few months) there are also several smaller storylines that are never really resolved. I kept getting invested in one, only to have it dropped with no real ending, just a full page illustration with no text and then it was on to the next mini plot.

Even the main plot ended like this.

Liv told people about her teacher grooming her

and it just kind of ended there. Additionally, as someone who has experienced this personally, the reaction of the people around Liv to this secret was nice, if unrealistic to me. Liv tells people what has happened, and everyone believes her and sides with her immediately. Happy for her, but that's not what happened most of the time in 2002.

Content Warnings