A review by abutifulnerdynightmare
Somebody's Home by Kaira Rouda
2.0
Where to start with this one.....
Well, the beginning had my attention. I was intrigued and wanted to know who was in the house. Then things got weird. Not in a good way.
This was a DNF for me woth only an hour left to spare on the audiobook I had procured.
There was A LOT of triggering things happening. Like almost anything the author couple possibly think of, it was there. I have no triggers, but I was... irritated... disgusted... and wondering where the heck this interesting story had gone.
There is Naziz/white supremacy, toxic masculinity, rich vs poor (I'm better than you), toxic religious views, abuse, possible shooting/mass shooting (I stopped before this event), pristitution rings, and more.
Originally I was drawn in, as this book takes place in the town I live in. I was like sweet, I can relate. As things started happening, it was just one toxic trait after another and the book was no longer enjoyable.
The women (mothers) were the only kinda good part. They were both trying to protect their children from all this bad stuff happening around them. But I couldn't hold onto the storyline long enough to see if the prevailed in their quest.
I wish I had better things to say about this one. But if you have any triggers listed above, I'd pass over this one.
I have heard the authors' other works are very good, though. So maybe check one of those out instead.
* Thanks netgalley and publisher for mu gifted copy
Well, the beginning had my attention. I was intrigued and wanted to know who was in the house. Then things got weird. Not in a good way.
This was a DNF for me woth only an hour left to spare on the audiobook I had procured.
There was A LOT of triggering things happening. Like almost anything the author couple possibly think of, it was there. I have no triggers, but I was... irritated... disgusted... and wondering where the heck this interesting story had gone.
There is Naziz/white supremacy, toxic masculinity, rich vs poor (I'm better than you), toxic religious views, abuse, possible shooting/mass shooting (I stopped before this event), pristitution rings, and more.
Originally I was drawn in, as this book takes place in the town I live in. I was like sweet, I can relate. As things started happening, it was just one toxic trait after another and the book was no longer enjoyable.
The women (mothers) were the only kinda good part. They were both trying to protect their children from all this bad stuff happening around them. But I couldn't hold onto the storyline long enough to see if the prevailed in their quest.
I wish I had better things to say about this one. But if you have any triggers listed above, I'd pass over this one.
I have heard the authors' other works are very good, though. So maybe check one of those out instead.
* Thanks netgalley and publisher for mu gifted copy