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A review by ninjabunneh
The Underlighters by Michelle Browne
1.0
I probably wouldn't even be writing a review on this book. Yet, here I am because it is an arc. Had it not been an arc, it would have been my very first DNF.
I never read other reviews before starting a book. I don't want to get influenced by them. I do, however, look at stars ratings. And, wow, this one has a 5.0 rating. I was itching to request such a book that must be so fuckawesome. I have learned a valuable lesson. Never judge a book by it's star rating.
I don't know if I read a different book than everyone else, or if my brain functions on a different wavelength.
The characters in this book are completely, well, forgettable. I couldn't get myself to care about any of them. The book is intended to be the journal of Janelle, our mc. What struck me as odd was the full conversations that are quoted in said journal. Who is able to do that? Hell, I'm lucky if I can remember what I ate for breakfast. So, yeh, a little unbelievable.
The book was also slow. So slow. I can deal with that. So what made me almost DNF? It's something so small that even I cannot believe it almost made me rage quit.
It's a word. A term. A simple name. Cuntgirl.
Cuntgirl, apparently, is the name in that world for hooker or prostitute. I can curse like the best of them. In fact, I have a mouth on me worse than you can probably imagine coming out of someone like me. Honestly, it just ended up leaving a bad taste in my mouth. It made me cringe. That, along with underdeveloped characters, average plot and writing, and even some just extremely odd parts of the story, I cannot recommend this book.
I never read other reviews before starting a book. I don't want to get influenced by them. I do, however, look at stars ratings. And, wow, this one has a 5.0 rating. I was itching to request such a book that must be so fuckawesome. I have learned a valuable lesson. Never judge a book by it's star rating.
I don't know if I read a different book than everyone else, or if my brain functions on a different wavelength.
The characters in this book are completely, well, forgettable. I couldn't get myself to care about any of them. The book is intended to be the journal of Janelle, our mc. What struck me as odd was the full conversations that are quoted in said journal. Who is able to do that? Hell, I'm lucky if I can remember what I ate for breakfast. So, yeh, a little unbelievable.
The book was also slow. So slow. I can deal with that. So what made me almost DNF? It's something so small that even I cannot believe it almost made me rage quit.
It's a word. A term. A simple name. Cuntgirl.
Cuntgirl, apparently, is the name in that world for hooker or prostitute. I can curse like the best of them. In fact, I have a mouth on me worse than you can probably imagine coming out of someone like me. Honestly, it just ended up leaving a bad taste in my mouth. It made me cringe. That, along with underdeveloped characters, average plot and writing, and even some just extremely odd parts of the story, I cannot recommend this book.