A review by sponberry
Everything You Ever Wanted by Luiza Sauma

dark funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I felt like the first half of the book was great and really pulled me along, I wanted to find out what happened even though we are given a window into the main events and there's no big surprises. However, the second half of the book seemed to just play out in terms of what I predicted would happen to the character in those circumstances, and offered nothing new on the first half. 
There were some additional plot points introduced but not much was done with them. I presume they were supposed to be symbolic but the general apathy of the main character reduced their meaning and made it difficult to discern what they symbolised. I did enjoy the book in so much as I found it interesting, it was an interesting concept and kept my attention long enough to read to the end of the book and see it play out. However, it felt like the second half of the book could have had much more impact if something even vaguely meaningful happened.
Also I really didn't like the main character - I empathised with her and I felt for her, but I just found her very dis-likeable.
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