jamiedoobah 's review for:

Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

1.5

slow-paced

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I have read the book, I have read the summaries and blurs, I have read the reviews. I cannot for the life of me tell you what the author’s purpose is with this book. This reads like a 1950s translation of an 1800s French novel and I do not mean that positively. The first person POV actually makes it all worse?? It’s one thing to read a book that’s overwrought but it’s something entirely different when it’s first person narration. It’s like sitting at dinner with your friend’s insufferable boyfriend who took a sommelier class that he bought off Groupon and is now trying to teach you about tannins only he keeps pronouncing Merlot wrong. 

Don’t trust the five star reviews. They’re lying. 

Thank you/I’m sorry @ Del Rey for the eARC. This was one of my biggest wishlist books of the year and I’m so thoroughly disappointed. 1.5 rounded up because I was at least able to finish it.