Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Underbelly by Anna Whitehouse

3 reviews

daydreamerjade's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this. Admittedly, I'm biased (I have aspirations to be an influencer) but it was one of those books where I kept turning the pages, desperate to find out what happens next.
A couple of criticisms:
Firstly, the tagline on the cover ("She doesn't want your life, she wants to destroy it") is misleading. It makes it seem like this will be a thriller, but it's actually about the toxicity of social media.
Secondly, I was all set to give this 4.5 starts but I didn't think Lo's story had a very satisfactory ending. I assume she gives up being an influencer, but that was her family's only source of income and I don't think that's resolved
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lizclairlee's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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tingting90's review

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really challenging, interesting book - listened to the audio book version. Difficult to listen to at some points, particularly when I could see myself in the main characters thoughts and actions. But a really interesting perspective on social media and motherhood.
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