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A review by nasolireads
Vertigo Peaks by Dion Anja
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
DNF at page 72
I really wanted to like this book. And even more because it was provided to me as an ARC by the author but I just couldn’t.
First things first, the writing is beautiful. The author has a very poetic way of writing and I loved that. To me the problem was with the pacing and that from the beginning I felt completely confused and lost. There was 4 chapters of a character talking about the same thing. And I think
the beginning felt rushed, like the author needed it to get it out of the way to get to the important parts.
I didn’t feel the dread and fear Valerie was feeling because of the attack of the townspeople towards her. I just didn’t understand what was happening and was getting bored with her just talking about it for 4 straight chapters. She seemed so appalled by her husband bribing the townspeople and I don’t get why.
Im so confused i guess they hate her because she refused to consummate her marriage in front of the townspeople?? Or if she did it but then lashed out at them. Idk. Valerie was talking about Ethans sister’s portrait and then she went into that memory of the townspeople and her consummating her marriage and it was all confusing.
Then we jumped from all that to full on vampire lady all upon Valerie kissing and sucking on her. Not a slow transition from arriving to the manor and getting used to it, maybe a couple days of hearing the vampires voice until shes seduced little by little. We are just thrown there like we’re supposed to feel this supposed enchantment out of nowhere.
I wanted to keep reading but honestly it was really painful making myself read something that was just not grabbing my attention.
I really wanted to like this book. And even more because it was provided to me as an ARC by the author but I just couldn’t.
First things first, the writing is beautiful. The author has a very poetic way of writing and I loved that. To me the problem was with the pacing and that from the beginning I felt completely confused and lost. There was 4 chapters of a character talking about the same thing. And I think
the beginning felt rushed, like the author needed it to get it out of the way to get to the important parts.
I didn’t feel the dread and fear Valerie was feeling because of the attack of the townspeople towards her. I just didn’t understand what was happening and was getting bored with her just talking about it for 4 straight chapters. She seemed so appalled by her husband bribing the townspeople and I don’t get why.
Im so confused i guess they hate her because she refused to consummate her marriage in front of the townspeople?? Or if she did it but then lashed out at them. Idk. Valerie was talking about Ethans sister’s portrait and then she went into that memory of the townspeople and her consummating her marriage and it was all confusing.
Then we jumped from all that to full on vampire lady all upon Valerie kissing and sucking on her. Not a slow transition from arriving to the manor and getting used to it, maybe a couple days of hearing the vampires voice until shes seduced little by little. We are just thrown there like we’re supposed to feel this supposed enchantment out of nowhere.
I wanted to keep reading but honestly it was really painful making myself read something that was just not grabbing my attention.