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A review by misswirum
Lark by Emma Cole
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Lmao, this is one of the worst books I've ever read. HOW does this book have such a high rating??
I don't hate it because of the tropes, triggers, or the level of darkness. I hate it because it’s just bad. The writing is TERRIBLE. Here are some examples:
- There’s more internal dialogue than actual dialogue. I don’t need an explanation of what someone said was important—I want the actual dialogue!
- There’s NO character development, and almost every character is insufferable.
- The main characters are supposed to be between 27-30 years old, but they talk like they’re in high school. ("You're my ride-or-die bestie🥰" BARF🤮 What 30-year-olds talk like that??)
- Two of the MMC are supposedly FBI special agents. But they’re dumb af. The author should watch a few episodes of X-Files, Fringe, or Criminal Minds just to get an idea of how intelligent an FBI agent is supposed to be.
Some spoilers below:
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- The plot makes NO sense. Why would they enter themselves as se cs s lave s instead of just being... the buyers?
- Apparently, Lark is a big deal, so why do they risk hurting her so much? In chapter 12, Lark gets badly injured "down there" 👀. Marcus is very concerned and says she’ll need a long rest and antibiotics for over a week. The next day, in chapter 14, Lark has to be "punished"🙄. Suddenly her injuries are forgotten. I can’t even. She never gets her antibiotics either.
- Again, the dialogue is SO childish: "Emmett and I are actually undercover agents. Being investigative reporters is our cover.” This is something I wrote in middle school 💀💀.
- Lark is more upset that her (ex) boyfriend broke up with her because of the mission than she is about being an actual se cs ŝ lave ("Since this is your gig, do you know who I’m going to be forced to f u c?”). She's walking around rolling her eyes and giving Rex the cold shoulder instead of working together. Make it make sense.
I can’t even follow the author’s description of what happens because it’s so poorly written. I didn’t even understand that Apollo and Marcus were supposed to be handsome and around 30 years old 💀.
Even the formatting sucks. Sometimes the chapter header shows the POV character’s name, and other times it doesn’t. So we just have to guess whose POV we’re reading lmao.
2/5⭐️
2/5📝
2/5🌶
I don't hate it because of the tropes, triggers, or the level of darkness. I hate it because it’s just bad. The writing is TERRIBLE. Here are some examples:
- There’s more internal dialogue than actual dialogue. I don’t need an explanation of what someone said was important—I want the actual dialogue!
- There’s NO character development, and almost every character is insufferable.
- The main characters are supposed to be between 27-30 years old, but they talk like they’re in high school. ("You're my ride-or-die bestie🥰" BARF🤮 What 30-year-olds talk like that??)
- Two of the MMC are supposedly FBI special agents. But they’re dumb af. The author should watch a few episodes of X-Files, Fringe, or Criminal Minds just to get an idea of how intelligent an FBI agent is supposed to be.
Some spoilers below:
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- The plot makes NO sense. Why would they enter themselves as se cs s lave s instead of just being... the buyers?
- Apparently, Lark is a big deal, so why do they risk hurting her so much? In chapter 12, Lark gets badly injured "down there" 👀. Marcus is very concerned and says she’ll need a long rest and antibiotics for over a week. The next day, in chapter 14, Lark has to be "punished"🙄. Suddenly her injuries are forgotten. I can’t even. She never gets her antibiotics either.
- Again, the dialogue is SO childish: "Emmett and I are actually undercover agents. Being investigative reporters is our cover.” This is something I wrote in middle school 💀💀.
- Lark is more upset that her (ex) boyfriend broke up with her because of the mission than she is about being an actual se cs ŝ lave ("Since this is your gig, do you know who I’m going to be forced to f u c?”). She's walking around rolling her eyes and giving Rex the cold shoulder instead of working together. Make it make sense.
I can’t even follow the author’s description of what happens because it’s so poorly written. I didn’t even understand that Apollo and Marcus were supposed to be handsome and around 30 years old 💀.
Even the formatting sucks. Sometimes the chapter header shows the POV character’s name, and other times it doesn’t. So we just have to guess whose POV we’re reading lmao.
2/5⭐️
2/5📝
2/5🌶
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment