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The Favorites by Layne Fargo
2.0
Would've been a 5 star read but it felt a lot of tell-not-show in some areas and the character's motivations often felt forced. Even if it was a bit repetitive, I had faith and kept holding out. This wasn't tough because it was honestly a breeze to read. And then came the final fourth of the book, where it got so soap-drama-y and over the top it lost me.
the book COMPLETELY lost me after the cheating + random pregnancy. A random pregnancy that took place AFTER Bella told Kat she quit sleeping with Heath? Yet Heath NEVER apologized any of it!
AND THEN... Fargo takes away all of Kat's ambition and resolve for her to fall over and give up her dreams for that mess ??
I always loved the characters in Carrie Soto even if I didn't agree with them, but no one in this book was enjoyable or fun.
UPDATE: it's so bad i didn't even realize it was modeled after Wuthering Heights till someone else told me
AND THEN... Fargo takes away all of Kat's ambition and resolve for her to fall over and give up her dreams for that mess ??
I always loved the characters in Carrie Soto even if I didn't agree with them, but no one in this book was enjoyable or fun.
UPDATE: it's so bad i didn't even realize it was modeled after Wuthering Heights till someone else told me
Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy
2.5
I generally like books about weird chicks but I feel like this was overhyped and misrepresented? I just wasn’t a fan of the voice. I Felt juvenile. Made me think a lot about menopause though. It just wasn't for me and that's ok.
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
2.0
took me forever to finish because the author took an interesting idea and made it boring and predictable
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
2.0
I'm a certifiable fan of Weird Chick Litfic™ , but this story just didn't do it for me. I was excited about the author and I like their writing, but the narrative just didn't work for me. That said, I enjoyed the boldness of the subject matter and look forward to the author's future work.
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
fast-paced
5.0
Touching and gripping reflections on grief, with a bit of a true crime story mixed in. Crosley writes about Russell and emotions in a transcendent way. But ... at times Crosley can come off a bit millennial. Like, I'm not sure she knows that the pandemic also took place outside of New York City. And I say this as a transplant New Yorker who arrived around the pandemic.