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Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
1.0
This rambled on and on, making its 272 pages feel like 2000. I have no idea what the point of this was. It was ungodly boring, and literally about nothing. I finished it out of spite.
The Safari: A Novel by Jaclyn Goldis
2.0
I'll start with the things I liked about this book: cool setting, interesting characters, and a unique story.
Here's what I didn't enjoy: We are told over and over the same things about the characters. Davina lost weight after having her baby. Odelia hated her husband who died. Sam is gay and a photographer. Joshua is lame and nerdy. I have no idea why these same character traits were repeated over and over with no new information each time. Most of these things had nothing to do with the plot and didn't necessarily add depth to the characters. We are also given a ton of background on Jewish Orthodoxy, while interesting, also had almost nothing to do with the plot. I felt like there was a need to get to a page count, so random side information was thrown in and repeated over and over. I also found that the book had way too many POVs and characters. While the story ends up being complex, I don't think having the additional POVs added anything other than confusion to the book. All this additional info made the pacing feel off. It felt really slow at some points and too fast at others.
I think this book could have been shorter and a lot of the unnecessary info could have been left out in order to improve pacing and keep the reader more engaged.
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC.
Here's what I didn't enjoy: We are told over and over the same things about the characters. Davina lost weight after having her baby. Odelia hated her husband who died. Sam is gay and a photographer. Joshua is lame and nerdy. I have no idea why these same character traits were repeated over and over with no new information each time. Most of these things had nothing to do with the plot and didn't necessarily add depth to the characters. We are also given a ton of background on Jewish Orthodoxy, while interesting, also had almost nothing to do with the plot. I felt like there was a need to get to a page count, so random side information was thrown in and repeated over and over. I also found that the book had way too many POVs and characters. While the story ends up being complex, I don't think having the additional POVs added anything other than confusion to the book. All this additional info made the pacing feel off. It felt really slow at some points and too fast at others.
I think this book could have been shorter and a lot of the unnecessary info could have been left out in order to improve pacing and keep the reader more engaged.
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC.
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3.0
Hmm this was okay. I feel like the pacing was off which kept me from fully engaging. The characters are way more interesting than the first book & are less cheesy! The twists were interesting but I feel like there were zero details to help lead us that way, so everything felt kind of disconnected. Still going to continue the series because I love fun YA!
Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob) by Avan Jogia
4.0
3.5 - Mixed feelings here. Some lines really hit and others were a little cringe. I liked the themes but sometimes was distracted by the rhyming schemes. Overall still a good read!
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3.0
Fun but took me a while to get into it. The characters were pretty cheesy. Still thought it was an interesting YA thriller!!
Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
2.0
I was pretty confused by this book - there is some background given around the IRA but not much, including the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. But then the book continues on in present day with the IRA active as if the agreement was never signed. I was pretty lost on this basis alone. Outside of that, I just didn’t feel like much happened & I wasn’t connected to the characters at all.