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A review by literaryhomeland
Vibe by Liza James
1.0
So, I remembered that it’s Sapphic September and I actually hadn’t read anything sapphic this month, so decided that I was going to take a pause on the books I’m currently reading in order to read sapphic literature until the end of the month, bar my degree reading.
I was originally going to read One Last Stop, but because I’m ill I decided to just find a sapphic read on Kindle Unlimited rather than having to worry about sitting up and dealing with a physical book.
Anyway, let’s say that I am regretting not just reading One Last Stop now, but, I’m not here to talk about that, let’s talk about this book.
Do you ever read something and just think: what the actual f!ck?
Yeah, that’s just. . . this book in general, honestly.
What I anticipated from the synopsis: a rebellious girl, avoiding a rich family and expectations she did not want to fill, meeting a bar worker on a night out and the two of them falling for each other.
What you get: A girl who escaped a cult (which you actually never get a full explanation of how she escaped and how she managed to properly flee) which is messed up in so many manners, meeting a worker in the bar who don’t really have much development in their relationship and basically yell at each other and have sex to cope with that frustration but are convinced that vibes draw them together and that they love each other after having a few exchanges which are, quite frankly, toxic.
Don’t get me wrong, and I feel like I’m saying this a lot in recent reviews; these kind of plots can be executed properly, but there’s a line when things get too much, and, my God, this goes beyond the line of messed up. I can’t even.
I couldn’t even sit here and mention all of the trigger warnings in this book, I don’t think. There’s more trigger warnings than there are characters, honestly, and, right off of the bat in the prologue, you’ve got some things that made me feel absolutely sick to the stomach.
Also, there was only one scene in the book I didn’t predict: there’s tell after tell of certain characters actually being connected to the Nation, and my main question is, if she received therapy after leaving, why on Earth did the police not try to take the cult down then?!?!
Oh yeah — so that the plot of this book exists, right?
I always feel horrible writing negative reviews. I know that authors put their heart and their soul into their work and I feel guilty tearing this apart, but please; I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this book to anyone. Please be mindful if you do proceed to read this book.
I was originally going to read One Last Stop, but because I’m ill I decided to just find a sapphic read on Kindle Unlimited rather than having to worry about sitting up and dealing with a physical book.
Anyway, let’s say that I am regretting not just reading One Last Stop now, but, I’m not here to talk about that, let’s talk about this book.
Do you ever read something and just think: what the actual f!ck?
Yeah, that’s just. . . this book in general, honestly.
What I anticipated from the synopsis: a rebellious girl, avoiding a rich family and expectations she did not want to fill, meeting a bar worker on a night out and the two of them falling for each other.
What you get: A girl who escaped a cult (which you actually never get a full explanation of how she escaped and how she managed to properly flee) which is messed up in so many manners, meeting a worker in the bar who don’t really have much development in their relationship and basically yell at each other and have sex to cope with that frustration but are convinced that vibes draw them together and that they love each other after having a few exchanges which are, quite frankly, toxic.
Don’t get me wrong, and I feel like I’m saying this a lot in recent reviews; these kind of plots can be executed properly, but there’s a line when things get too much, and, my God, this goes beyond the line of messed up. I can’t even.
I couldn’t even sit here and mention all of the trigger warnings in this book, I don’t think. There’s more trigger warnings than there are characters, honestly, and, right off of the bat in the prologue, you’ve got some things that made me feel absolutely sick to the stomach.
Also, there was only one scene in the book I didn’t predict: there’s tell after tell of certain characters actually being connected to the Nation, and my main question is, if she received therapy after leaving, why on Earth did the police not try to take the cult down then?!?!
Oh yeah — so that the plot of this book exists, right?
I always feel horrible writing negative reviews. I know that authors put their heart and their soul into their work and I feel guilty tearing this apart, but please; I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this book to anyone. Please be mindful if you do proceed to read this book.