libraryoflanelle 's review for:

Checking Out by Meryem El Mehdati

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

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I had to DNF this one. I was very interested in the premise and the setting of this book. I’m also always extra excited to find an upcoming translated book that hasn’t had much hype as I love being able to recommend more translated books to people.

Sadly, this book had multiple Harry Potter references. I let the first very brief one slide in the hopes the rest of the book would be worth the read, only to be met by a whole page about HP on page 32 of the ebook. It is 2025 and there is ABUNDANT evidence of the harm JKR actively continues to cause, this is not acceptable and I cannot recommend books with unapologetic HP references.

Note: I read this book around its release date but for various life-related reasons I am currently playing catch up with my review backlog. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stouhton for the e-ARC. All opinions are my own.