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A review by exlibrismira
Thin Places by Lesley Choyce
1.0
Please!
I shouted.
Someone save me!
But no one did.
There was only one voice.
The voice was me
saying I was doomed
to live in a world
where I did not belong."
[b:Thin Places|32608482|Thin Places|Lesley Choyce|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1483728723s/32608482.jpg|53190994] can certainly be called an easy, quick read. It takes close to no energy from the reader and it's perfect for reading slumps. But, although I flew though it, there were quite a few things I did not like. But let's start with the positive aspects.
This book definitely deserves some brownie points for dealing with Irish culture and legends. I deeply enjoy reading about mythology of any kind so this came as a pleasant surprise. (And the main character is called Declan Lynch. Let's be real, that's probably the reason why I even read this book. I'm a shallow human being, shame on me.) And once again - it's such a fast read! It could serve as a great filler if you fall behind on your reading challenge. Thin Places could also become a great start for an English learner who would like to start reading in English and is looking for something easy to understand.
And now comes the negative part of the review.
First of all - the story felt so poorly executed. It was far-fetched, the characters seemed one dimensional and undeveloped. The writing was simplistic to the point of being plain and completely unremarkable. It lacked in description and poetic writing. Thin Places is written in verse but it seems almost unnecessary. At some points it felt more as if the author wrote a sentence and then started randomly pressing Enter.
I made some research on selkies in hopes of finding a mention of some seductive abilities they posses to make humans fall in love with them instantly so I could explain the instant love Declan felt for Rebecca few days upon her appearing in his head. But unfortunately I found nothing of that sort. (The actual research consisted of reading a few articles on selkies so I may have missed something - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)
The idea behind Thin Places is interesting. It only needs to be given some more thought and time.
1.5 not-so-poetic stars.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for kindly allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I shouted.
Someone save me!
But no one did.
There was only one voice.
The voice was me
saying I was doomed
to live in a world
where I did not belong."
[b:Thin Places|32608482|Thin Places|Lesley Choyce|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1483728723s/32608482.jpg|53190994] can certainly be called an easy, quick read. It takes close to no energy from the reader and it's perfect for reading slumps. But, although I flew though it, there were quite a few things I did not like. But let's start with the positive aspects.
This book definitely deserves some brownie points for dealing with Irish culture and legends. I deeply enjoy reading about mythology of any kind so this came as a pleasant surprise. (And the main character is called Declan Lynch. Let's be real, that's probably the reason why I even read this book. I'm a shallow human being, shame on me.) And once again - it's such a fast read! It could serve as a great filler if you fall behind on your reading challenge. Thin Places could also become a great start for an English learner who would like to start reading in English and is looking for something easy to understand.
And now comes the negative part of the review.
First of all - the story felt so poorly executed. It was far-fetched, the characters seemed one dimensional and undeveloped. The writing was simplistic to the point of being plain and completely unremarkable. It lacked in description and poetic writing. Thin Places is written in verse but it seems almost unnecessary. At some points it felt more as if the author wrote a sentence and then started randomly pressing Enter.
I made some research on selkies in hopes of finding a mention of some seductive abilities they posses to make humans fall in love with them instantly so I could explain the instant love Declan felt for Rebecca few days upon her appearing in his head. But unfortunately I found nothing of that sort. (The actual research consisted of reading a few articles on selkies so I may have missed something - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)
The idea behind Thin Places is interesting. It only needs to be given some more thought and time.
1.5 not-so-poetic stars.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for kindly allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.