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A review by aguiarbibs
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
2.0
2/2.5?
idk...
i appreciate the premise but this was a weird book. i was hoping for some dark academia but despite the setting, the aesthetic, the ambiance, the vibe just wasn't there.
I could forgive all that and just like the book for the plot but... even though the premise is interesting; female professor who kills men for abusing women, the execution just wasn't it in my opinion. it didn't give what needed to be gave.
i could get on board if the book was a bit meta and she knew how outrageous it was to kill men like that orrrr on the other hand if the book took itself too seriously and she was one of those femme fatale's but in the end it was neither.
she transpired as a boring person. there was a lot of showing not telling and nothing ever actually felt high stakes. the way the "big" murder was drawn out just made it the more boring and frustrating.
i didn't hate the book but i also didn't particularly like anything. it was too scattered and eventually did nothing for me
idk...
i appreciate the premise but this was a weird book. i was hoping for some dark academia but despite the setting, the aesthetic, the ambiance, the vibe just wasn't there.
I could forgive all that and just like the book for the plot but... even though the premise is interesting; female professor who kills men for abusing women, the execution just wasn't it in my opinion. it didn't give what needed to be gave.
i could get on board if the book was a bit meta and she knew how outrageous it was to kill men like that orrrr on the other hand if the book took itself too seriously and she was one of those femme fatale's but in the end it was neither.
she transpired as a boring person. there was a lot of showing not telling and nothing ever actually felt high stakes. the way the "big" murder was drawn out just made it the more boring and frustrating.
i didn't hate the book but i also didn't particularly like anything. it was too scattered and eventually did nothing for me