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A review by dl2001
Perfectly Preventable Deaths by Deirdre Sullivan
4.0
Really, really enjoyed this book. I'm possibly biased because I love anything gay and witchy but even objectively speaking, this was a super fun read. Maybe would've preferred it in a non-audio format, the narrator did sound way too old. Hearing all the teenage slang in a voice of a woman that's in her 50s just did not feel right lol.
I definitely saw my own experiences reflected in Madeline - Deirdre Sullivan writes queer characters really well and I related a lot! I liked how Maddy and Una didn't necessarily end up together. I thought all the characters were nicely rounded out, especially Madeline and Catlin's mother. To me, Lon was an all-too-familiar representation of an abusive boyfriend that I've seen friends go through time and again. I did think he was a bit cartoonishly evil, but it didn't affect my enjoyment of the book. Also, was expecting him to be a red herring - it was a bit obvious for him to be the serial killer but I suppose not every ending has to be a twist one.
I will say that I would prefer for this to be written more as a stand alone. When authors leave endings open solely for the purpose of writing a sequel, I feel like it's cheapened. This being said, I'm definitely going to be reading Precious Catastrophe.
(Also - Béal Ifreann? I see what you did there)
I definitely saw my own experiences reflected in Madeline - Deirdre Sullivan writes queer characters really well and I related a lot! I liked how Maddy and Una didn't necessarily end up together. I thought all the characters were nicely rounded out, especially Madeline and Catlin's mother. To me, Lon was an all-too-familiar representation of an abusive boyfriend that I've seen friends go through time and again. I did think he was a bit cartoonishly evil, but it didn't affect my enjoyment of the book. Also, was expecting him to be a red herring - it was a bit obvious for him to be the serial killer but I suppose not every ending has to be a twist one.
I will say that I would prefer for this to be written more as a stand alone. When authors leave endings open solely for the purpose of writing a sequel, I feel like it's cheapened. This being said, I'm definitely going to be reading Precious Catastrophe.
(Also - Béal Ifreann? I see what you did there)