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A review by shane_the_reading_rat
Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
thank you to Del Rey and Netgalley for the arc!
sadly, dnf’ing this at 58% because it’s just very much not working for me.
this book is a Dracula retelling focusing on Lucy Westenra, and what happens to her after becoming a vampire (and shes sapphic)
i was really loving this at the beginning! White does an amazing job at creating atmosphere (especially in the sections that were of Lucy’s diary).
unfortunately, this is also possibly the slowest-paced book i have ever read, and in my opinion does not need 400 pages. at ~35 percent i was like “really? ive only gotten this far?” and at 55% i was just exhausted of this story. at the beginning it’s wonderful, but the slow pace wears out its welcome very quickly.
again, thank you to Del Rey and Netgalley! i really liked most of this book, but the pacing was incredibly slow to the point of being depressing and this story does not need 400 pages.
sadly, dnf’ing this at 58% because it’s just very much not working for me.
this book is a Dracula retelling focusing on Lucy Westenra, and what happens to her after becoming a vampire (and shes sapphic)
i was really loving this at the beginning! White does an amazing job at creating atmosphere (especially in the sections that were of Lucy’s diary).
unfortunately, this is also possibly the slowest-paced book i have ever read, and in my opinion does not need 400 pages. at ~35 percent i was like “really? ive only gotten this far?” and at 55% i was just exhausted of this story. at the beginning it’s wonderful, but the slow pace wears out its welcome very quickly.
again, thank you to Del Rey and Netgalley! i really liked most of this book, but the pacing was incredibly slow to the point of being depressing and this story does not need 400 pages.