A review by reuben_books
Nobody's Magic by Destiny O. Birdsong
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
This book is really well written, and the audio narration is really good. It is the content itself I have issues with.
I got to the end of the first story, and after reading reviews, I don't think I'm going to enjoy the rest of it.
I don't like how the first story was left. I feel like there should have been more of Suzette growing up and coming into herself as a person, rather than a couple of semi-rebellious road trips. It seemed like the author was infantilising her while also making her seem like sort of sex icon. It was very weird how the only two people she was close to ended up being in romantic/sexual relationships with her. They both infantilised her and didn't treat her like an adult (the sex scene felt almost predatory), but the ending was seen as positive and all was right with the world??
Suzette's abusive household also wasn't addressed enough for how big a part of the story it was.
Overall I did enjoy this first story, but I felt it needed to be developed further, and I have no interest in reading another two underdeveloped narratives.
I got to the end of the first story, and after reading reviews, I don't think I'm going to enjoy the rest of it.
I don't like how the first story was left. I feel like there should have been more of Suzette growing up and coming into herself as a person, rather than a couple of semi-rebellious road trips. It seemed like the author was infantilising her while also making her seem like sort of sex icon. It was very weird how the only two people she was close to ended up being in romantic/sexual relationships with her. They both infantilised her and didn't treat her like an adult (the sex scene felt almost predatory), but the ending was seen as positive and all was right with the world??
Suzette's abusive household also wasn't addressed enough for how big a part of the story it was.
Overall I did enjoy this first story, but I felt it needed to be developed further, and I have no interest in reading another two underdeveloped narratives.