A review by savannahsprice
Mad Miss Mimic, by Sarah Henstra
2.0
I recieved a copy of MAD MISS MIMIC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
It physically pains me to think about this book, even though the second half was meh. And meh is reeeeeally good compared to the first half.
I was SO excited to read this: I hadn't read a book that had a main character (who isn't a child) that had a stutter before! The title is so interesting, the cover is gorgeous: what better way to get readers interested in a book? Well, maybe I should've been wary of the vague synopsis.
If you liked this book, please exit out of this review, because it's mainly rants from here.
I was considering giving this book one star when I was thinking about DNFing it 100 pages in; I always give a book at least 50 pages, so this was kind of generous. I'm glad I didn't, though, so I can say the last 100 pages were a tiny bit better (tiny), and to be able to put it on my read shelf, AND to be able to firmly argue with anyone that liked this book.
To simply put it, MAD MISS MIMIC has no real plot. It's just a few different elements/storylines and characters thrown together in hopes of a plot being born. I have no idea how to describe what happened in MAD MISS MIMIC. The synopsis I've seen on various websites has to reveal one of the biggest "twists" just to get readers intrigued. It has one of those vague lines I hate: "Leo must search for truth in increasingly dangerous situations - but to do so, she must first find her voice." What does that mean?
Now, the reason I didn't give MAD MISS MIMIC only one star is because of the second half. Even though it was predictable, I still was wondering if this book could get better! (Spoiler alert: it didn't.) I was waiting, waiting, waiting for a major reveal, but alas, none came.
And maybe it's my fault I picked up this book and hated it: I requested it on NetGalley solely for its cover and title, and not at all for the boring synopsis that would've led me to know I shouldn't read this book in fear of boring characters and no plot. But oh well.
MAD MISS MIMIC is "meh" at best, and I'm sorry I spent 30 days of my life struggling through it, but we can't go back now, can we? I recommend this to anyone who needs an answer to this question: "What is the worst or most boring book you've ever read?"
It physically pains me to think about this book, even though the second half was meh. And meh is reeeeeally good compared to the first half.
I was SO excited to read this: I hadn't read a book that had a main character (who isn't a child) that had a stutter before! The title is so interesting, the cover is gorgeous: what better way to get readers interested in a book? Well, maybe I should've been wary of the vague synopsis.
If you liked this book, please exit out of this review, because it's mainly rants from here.
I was considering giving this book one star when I was thinking about DNFing it 100 pages in; I always give a book at least 50 pages, so this was kind of generous. I'm glad I didn't, though, so I can say the last 100 pages were a tiny bit better (tiny), and to be able to put it on my read shelf, AND to be able to firmly argue with anyone that liked this book.
To simply put it, MAD MISS MIMIC has no real plot. It's just a few different elements/storylines and characters thrown together in hopes of a plot being born. I have no idea how to describe what happened in MAD MISS MIMIC. The synopsis I've seen on various websites has to reveal one of the biggest "twists" just to get readers intrigued. It has one of those vague lines I hate: "Leo must search for truth in increasingly dangerous situations - but to do so, she must first find her voice." What does that mean?
Now, the reason I didn't give MAD MISS MIMIC only one star is because of the second half. Even though it was predictable, I still was wondering if this book could get better! (Spoiler alert: it didn't.) I was waiting, waiting, waiting for a major reveal, but alas, none came.
And maybe it's my fault I picked up this book and hated it: I requested it on NetGalley solely for its cover and title, and not at all for the boring synopsis that would've led me to know I shouldn't read this book in fear of boring characters and no plot. But oh well.
MAD MISS MIMIC is "meh" at best, and I'm sorry I spent 30 days of my life struggling through it, but we can't go back now, can we? I recommend this to anyone who needs an answer to this question: "What is the worst or most boring book you've ever read?"