splitdice's Reviews (151)

challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

really hard to articulate all my feelings about this book, but ogawa does a nice job of making your heart drop at multiple places
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the first half was a slog except for agnes chapters. I LOVED HER😭
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i think what I need is a book that's mainly in hoas perspective thanks 😭
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

you know as someone who has a really close relationship with my sister, i honestly felt like this book was really unbelievable? idk, i think its fine to make the sisters have an archetype they closely resemble, but i think the execution in this book is pretty poor. they just felt flat without really representing anything

also the second romance in this book was not believable either, you cant just tell me they really get each other without SHOWING me how they do that. didnt get the chemistry and all the subsequent drama it brought

oh, and the middle of this book was a slog. i think i really only liked the last 20%? im sorry, but a lot of the middle where im seeing the same thing happen 3 times from 3 different perspectives was not great to read through, and i feel like a lot of it was so much tell and not show. 

it very much reads like a book your mom would read. which is fine if thats your vibe! not mine though

that being said, i did like how cinematic the writing was at parts. and like i said, the last 20% i actually did like.
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

you know there isn't as much of the titular cruel prince that I expected there to be

also i don't know why but it read like Jude and her classmates were like in middle school which made some parts kind of weird😭
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

my heart genuinely dropped multiple times throughout this book 😭 interconnected short stories are also quickly becoming one of my favorite things to read
dark funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i really liked the ending but it weirdly didn't feel like a horror book to me? also reading the back spoiled half the stuff that happened 😭 felt like it was weirdly paced too
reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

out of the three claire keegans ive read, this one has been the weakest to me. that being said I think it's more of a me problem, and I need to reread this down the line
reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

don't know if anyone else feels this way, but i can't wait to reread keegans books year after year. I would love to listen to the audiobook to this one next christmas

it's also interesting to read this after reading some books about ireland during the same time period. as an american, i definitely feel like I don't know as much as i should about irish history. there is a quietness to this book. i think my only complaint is i wish this book wasn't from a man's perspective, but I understand why that choice was made. can't wait to watch the movie either, and im sure I'll take away different things from this book year after year
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

why is the mmc a different person based on pov . GET AWAY FROM HER!!!