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ekschmidt42's Reviews (314)
I found this book so boring. While the mystery had the potential to be interesting, it is clear at every turn that the protagonist, Mickey, is the least smart person in any given room. She keeps telling us how what a good student she is and how smart people find her, and yet she never knows what is going on and makes the worst decision at every turn. Other than the land lady, there were no redeemable characters in the whole thing. And the way the mystery was so anti-climactic. This book has such good reviews, and for the life of me I can’t figure out why.
This book was fine bordering on bland for me. It lacked a certain amount of ambition to me. Nothing was big enough. The main character is clearly unreliable, as well as mentally unwell, but it’s too understated. The author also isn’t clear about how we’re supposed to feel about her. She’s clearly trying to paint her as sympathetic at points, but then other times it’s clear the shes unredeemable. I feel like the epilogue was supposed to feel like a twist, but it didn’t at all. I didn’t rate it lower cause I thought the writing was fine and I didn’t wasn’t actively mad at the book, I just think it could’ve been better.
I liked this book! I thought the stories of the three women interwoven beautifully, and I liked each of the three protagonists. Before picking this book up, make sure to look at the trigger warnings. I don’t love reading stories about female trauma, which is heavily featured in this book. I thought the author handled it well, but the subject as a whole is jarring to me. If you’re looking for a witchy book with a good feminist message, Weyward is worth picking up.
I loved this book. The world building, the atmosphere, the characters were all pitch perfect. With any fantasy book, I’m always worried the world building will be too complicated and I’ll be lost, but it wasn’t a problem at all. My only critical was that the ending felt rushed, with so much build up for such a quick payoff. That’s only a minor issue though. I also like how she left room open for there to be a sequel while having this book remain as a standalone. I’ve heard not great things about the rest of the trilogy, but I’m going into them with an open mind!
As a fellow Erica (though I concede my name is spelled the correct way) I wanted to like this book a lot. The author and I have so much in common, both Erica’s, feminists, depression sufferers. And yet, I could never fully get into this book. For me, the stories felt a bit jumbled. She’d be on a tangent and then suddenly veer off to never return. The most interesting stories to me were the ones that were written more linearly. In no way am I saying the writing was bad, but probably just nut for me. The more I read the more I realized there are no truly bad books, just books not meant for you. That’s what this was for me. If you’re looking for a nuanced feminist memoir, I think you’ll find this book very interesting.
I liked this book much more than I thought I would! I don’t know why I came into it with such a negative attitude. Maybe I was trying to be cool and hipster by hating on Taylor Jenkins Reid, who is absolutely having a moment right now. I also thought Malibu Rising was just ok (though I cried like a baby during Evelyn Hugo). I thought the premise was interesting and the feminism was blatant without hitting you over the head with it. It wasn’t too deep, but not every book has to be. I liked Carries relationship with both Bowe and her father. While Carrie herself was a little flat, her father was the most three dimensional character the book had to offer. Overall, it was fun and quick and worth a read!