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kasanas's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
*Received a copy of The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World through BookSirens and am leaving this review voluntarily.
I haven’t read anything like this before; that’s a compliment and a truth! It was unexpectedly funny because I could read something out of pocket, explain the context, and you’d laugh in disbelief.
Miranda and Amanda pulled so many men at the end that I feel like I should’ve taken notes… I was impressed. I enjoyed reading about all the ups and downs of these characters’ romances. I laughed at every ridiculous problem that came up. It was silly, heartwarming, and sad. It was a treat to watch the twins go on weird dates, witness Man attempt to win a fax machine’s love, and snort at two soldiers watching porn together.
The story was more relatable than I expected too. When I read that it was part “eighties nostalgia trip,” I thought I’d get lost in references I didn’t understand, but it didn’t hurt my enjoyment of the story and there were still tidbits of info I nodded along to. And many of the characters’ experiences resonated with me, so time didn’t rain on my parade.
4.5 stars :) Thanks, author, this was a refreshing read <3
I haven’t read anything like this before; that’s a compliment and a truth! It was unexpectedly funny because I could read something out of pocket, explain the context, and you’d laugh in disbelief.
Miranda and Amanda pulled so many men at the end that I feel like I should’ve taken notes… I was impressed. I enjoyed reading about all the ups and downs of these characters’ romances. I laughed at every ridiculous problem that came up. It was silly, heartwarming, and sad. It was a treat to watch the twins go on weird dates, witness Man attempt to win a fax machine’s love, and snort at two soldiers watching porn together.
The story was more relatable than I expected too. When I read that it was part “eighties nostalgia trip,” I thought I’d get lost in references I didn’t understand, but it didn’t hurt my enjoyment of the story and there were still tidbits of info I nodded along to. And many of the characters’ experiences resonated with me, so time didn’t rain on my parade.
4.5 stars :) Thanks, author, this was a refreshing read <3
rachel_jozie's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.5
*I’m not going to give you the ‘what this book is about’ blurb – you can read that elsewhere.
**I did receive an early copy at no cost in exchange for my honest review.
1. Y’all – THIS ISN’T HORROR. It’s an ‘absurdist romance’. Definitely out of my comfort zone. Definitely worth it.
2. One of the things I struggle with in the fantasy genre is suspension of belief (weirdly, this doesn’t bother me in horror at all), and if you’re going to read this book, you definitely need to suspend belief, but not to fantasy level. It’s weird, because honestly, I can see *most* of what is written actually happening. Is it the norm? Heck no, but would I put certain things past our government? Heck no to that as well.
3. That being said – this book is political - call politicians out by name political. But it also blatantly tackles other difficult societal issues and does so in a ridiculously blunt way that makes them seem so funny. In some instances, the laugh is short lived when you’re smacked in the face with the realization that this kind of thing is actually happening and it’s no longer on the fringe of society.
4. In the beginning there was a lot happening – a ton of both characters and plot lines; that felt a little disjointed for me, but the author pulled all the pieces together little by little and the overall picture of what was going on became clear. I’m so glad I stuck it out, because once things fell into place it was a heck of a ride!
5. There are some obscure pop culture references back to the 80’s and early 90’s which I flipping adored, especially the random block of pages that is made up of a jumble of song lyrics (it works) and even though it took me FOR-EV-VER to read it because I had to be sure I was singing the lyrics correctly, it brought me so much joy.
6. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect out of something with such an odd title, but it was such a delight! I laughed – a lot. And the busy plot was written so expertly – to take so many storylines and merge them in a way that makes sense is really impressive to me, especially while also writing weirdly relatable characters.
**I did receive an early copy at no cost in exchange for my honest review.
1. Y’all – THIS ISN’T HORROR. It’s an ‘absurdist romance’. Definitely out of my comfort zone. Definitely worth it.
2. One of the things I struggle with in the fantasy genre is suspension of belief (weirdly, this doesn’t bother me in horror at all), and if you’re going to read this book, you definitely need to suspend belief, but not to fantasy level. It’s weird, because honestly, I can see *most* of what is written actually happening. Is it the norm? Heck no, but would I put certain things past our government? Heck no to that as well.
3. That being said – this book is political - call politicians out by name political. But it also blatantly tackles other difficult societal issues and does so in a ridiculously blunt way that makes them seem so funny. In some instances, the laugh is short lived when you’re smacked in the face with the realization that this kind of thing is actually happening and it’s no longer on the fringe of society.
4. In the beginning there was a lot happening – a ton of both characters and plot lines; that felt a little disjointed for me, but the author pulled all the pieces together little by little and the overall picture of what was going on became clear. I’m so glad I stuck it out, because once things fell into place it was a heck of a ride!
5. There are some obscure pop culture references back to the 80’s and early 90’s which I flipping adored, especially the random block of pages that is made up of a jumble of song lyrics (it works) and even though it took me FOR-EV-VER to read it because I had to be sure I was singing the lyrics correctly, it brought me so much joy.
6. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect out of something with such an odd title, but it was such a delight! I laughed – a lot. And the busy plot was written so expertly – to take so many storylines and merge them in a way that makes sense is really impressive to me, especially while also writing weirdly relatable characters.
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