domi_krug 's review for:

American Rapture by C.J. Leede

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book was a lot....it was frustrating in how emotionally invested I got in characters which ended as it did. This reminds me so much of the COVID-19 era and I suppose how much worse it could have gotten if the world hadn't mostly gotten a handle on it. 

I suppose this is a coming of age story of an mc who was not very interesting to follow as she was just so absolutely sheltered and naive to a point where it felt almost unbelievable? Yes she did grow and evolve but even after her journey and transformation, this was still a touch way too religious-thinking for my taste. But this is purely a personal point of view on my part. 

HUGE TW for the most horrific dog death ive ever read. This was honestly the worst thing I've ever read and I was not even remotely prepared for it...I was just hoping it wouldn't happen 😢 The Afterword made me feel so many emotions that I had to sit and hug my own dogs for a while to feel better 🐶😭

Did I enjoy this book? I'm not actually sure - I devoured it in less than a day if that says something?