justinekorson 's review for:

Tenderly, I am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone

2.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This story felt like it was trying too hard to be poetic and lyrical. Some authors can do this with ease but this book felt like the author strung together a bunch of "quotable pretty lines" and called it a book. I swear I had to read the word "indigo" over a dozen times. Apparently there was no other word to describe that color. It also felt like every other line was a simile. The characters and the world around them were always being compared to something and it was annoying. And although I love a bisexual character, I did not love that she was with two siblings. That felt wrong in all the worst ways. I was also annoyed by the fact that Alistair never apologized for what he said to Lark (Lacrimosa is her full name and I hate that too). He explained that he didn't mean them but he still said it to protect her and I kept waiting for him to apologize and he never did. Everything between Lark and Camille too felt like it came out of left field. Lark was constantly talking about how she hadn't seen Camille since she was a kid. I was doing the math and it should have been 5 years since Lark last saw her and yet I'm supposed to believe that Lark would kiss her after not having seen her in so long??? In all of the past interactions, Lark was barely with Camille. It was always Alistair. I don't doubt that Alistair loved Lark but I do not believe Camille cared for her in the same way or vice versa. There was nothing in their past to suggest that they did have feelings for one another so why would I believe that they harbor feelings in the present day? Hugo as well was another conundrum in the story. Why would they ever trust this random boy after he'd already betrayed Alistair once? Literally fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on them. I don't know why they expected him to help?? Overall, it's a very forgettable book.