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elskabee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I had a lot of issues with this, but there were two that were the most eye-roll inducing:
- The main character was frustratingly "not like other girls". Her name is Gwendolyn but 'Gwen' is a "stupid" name so she goes by Lynn. She has a flashback in which she's riding a bike but it's "a six speed mountain bike. Not girly at all". I could go on, but I'll spare you
- The main character is specifically labelled as smart. As in, Lynn skipped a grade and was still smarter than everyone in her class BUT she's frustratingly oblivious to the blindingly obvious. I don't know if the author thinks the reader can't put two and two together or just forgot to make the main character make any logical assumptions?
There were interesting moments, and I enjoyed the choppy writing style that kept things moving relatively quickly. I think the large number of flashbacks messed with the pacing a lot, sometimes they worked, but a lot of times they felt like they were there as page fillers. I can see an audience for this for sure, but the hyper-masculinity throughout the book was tiresome for me personally.
It wasn't a terrible read, just deeply mediocre.
- The main character was frustratingly "not like other girls". Her name is Gwendolyn but 'Gwen' is a "stupid" name so she goes by Lynn. She has a flashback in which she's riding a bike but it's "a six speed mountain bike. Not girly at all". I could go on, but I'll spare you
- The main character is specifically labelled as smart. As in, Lynn skipped a grade and was still smarter than everyone in her class BUT she's frustratingly oblivious to the blindingly obvious. I don't know if the author thinks the reader can't put two and two together or just forgot to make the main character make any logical assumptions?
There were interesting moments, and I enjoyed the choppy writing style that kept things moving relatively quickly. I think the large number of flashbacks messed with the pacing a lot, sometimes they worked, but a lot of times they felt like they were there as page fillers. I can see an audience for this for sure, but the hyper-masculinity throughout the book was tiresome for me personally.
It wasn't a terrible read, just deeply mediocre.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Medical content, Terminal illness, War, and Grief
Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual assault
regarding Sexual Assault:
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