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A review by vanmeers
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
4.0
i didn’t love this as much as death valley — maybe this was just too long? maybe broder hits harder the less pages she’s got? either way, i was not as hardcore invested in this one.
i did, however, love lucy a lot. she’s not a likeable character, she’s not meant to be, but she feels very relatable at times with how she can’t deal with her own emotions. how she’s constantly making wrong choices, ruining things for herself and generally harming herself and others around her. mental health issues isn’t pretty and broder hit that spot on with the pisces.
there was a lot of back and forth, lots of fishy merman smut, which i wasn’t actually that invested in lmao but some of the sexcapades were hilarious (when she prepares herself for anal for the first time?! truly an experience listening to that on the bus) so i think i would’ve liked it more if it had been shorter and more to the point at times!
i did, however, love lucy a lot. she’s not a likeable character, she’s not meant to be, but she feels very relatable at times with how she can’t deal with her own emotions. how she’s constantly making wrong choices, ruining things for herself and generally harming herself and others around her. mental health issues isn’t pretty and broder hit that spot on with the pisces.
there was a lot of back and forth, lots of fishy merman smut, which i wasn’t actually that invested in lmao but some of the sexcapades were hilarious (when she prepares herself for anal for the first time?! truly an experience listening to that on the bus) so i think i would’ve liked it more if it had been shorter and more to the point at times!