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A review by halfass_reviewer
The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Thanks to the author and publisher who allowed me an ARC review copy! Here's my honest review of the book. I loved this book. The way Z described her world with such vivid colors was the best part of the story. I also enjoyed the slight nods to other books/movies although I still don't know if it was intentional or not, regardless it was excellently done. Z and her mother's relationship with dancing is a beautiful thing. It reminded me of days when I and my father would spend hours on a basketball court. Not finishing until I couldn't move any longer. This book brought me to tears several times, made me giggle like a schoolgirl, and had me cursing out characters as if they could hear me.
I will say the pacing of the book at the end almost gave me whiplash. It was nicely paced throughout the beginning and middle of the book. Then in the end several emotionally charging, life-changing things were happening and it was a bit much at once. Especially since it seemed like poor Z was only given mere minutes to process some of the stuff that was happening (like her aunt being mad about the death of her only sister, seeing her birth father for the first time ever). It just felt like some of the earlier chapters could've been cut or combined to make room for more of the stuff happening at the end. Also, the ending? Mixed feelings. It leaves me happy to know that this kind of ending means a book 2 could be in the works but also it was very unexpected. Like, when a certain character said what he said (I don't wanna spoil the ending), I had to reread it several times because it was one of those "wait, what?" moments. It threw me for a loop and felt off-ish to me.
All in all, this is an excellent book. I will definitely be picking up an officially released copy of the book!
I will say the pacing of the book at the end almost gave me whiplash. It was nicely paced throughout the beginning and middle of the book. Then in the end several emotionally charging, life-changing things were happening and it was a bit much at once. Especially since it seemed like poor Z was only given mere minutes to process some of the stuff that was happening (like her aunt being mad about the death of her only sister, seeing her birth father for the first time ever). It just felt like some of the earlier chapters could've been cut or combined to make room for more of the stuff happening at the end. Also, the ending? Mixed feelings. It leaves me happy to know that this kind of ending means a book 2 could be in the works but also it was very unexpected. Like, when a certain character said what he said (I don't wanna spoil the ending), I had to reread it several times because it was one of those "wait, what?" moments. It threw me for a loop and felt off-ish to me.
All in all, this is an excellent book. I will definitely be picking up an officially released copy of the book!