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A review by purplemuskogee
The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
This just did not work for me. We start with different chapters following each sister separately - there are four of them. The issue with this, inevitably, is that you end up not being too interested in some of the characters and these chapters felt a bit like a drag.
I was not particularly interested in the story although I liked that a lot of it took place in the West of Ireland, and I disliked the writing. There is a long section - maybe a third of it - written like a play, which I was not expecting and found out of place within the context of the plot. The writing irritated me too - "Rhona's car is murderously clean and acquittingly silent", etc.
Overall, that book just was not for me and I struggled to finish it.
Free ARC sent by Netgalley.
I was not particularly interested in the story although I liked that a lot of it took place in the West of Ireland, and I disliked the writing. There is a long section - maybe a third of it - written like a play, which I was not expecting and found out of place within the context of the plot. The writing irritated me too - "Rhona's car is murderously clean and acquittingly silent", etc.
Overall, that book just was not for me and I struggled to finish it.
Free ARC sent by Netgalley.