A review by necromanticfemme
The Bellwether Revivals, by Benjamin Wood
2.0
This book was disappointing, to be honest. I thought I would really like it as I got started, but as I got further I just got more and more frustrated.
Eden's character felt like the author was trying too hard to write him as being smarter than the others. From Iris' character alone I could tell from a mile away that this book had been written by a male author. The entire book was a mess of missed narrative opportunities, and nothing quite played out satisfyingly. The ending was fine but entirely emotionally unmoving for me.
At least the prose was nice? Still not quite sure why the author is a creative writing professor if this is his best effort.
Eden's character felt like the author was trying too hard to write him as being smarter than the others. From Iris' character alone I could tell from a mile away that this book had been written by a male author. The entire book was a mess of missed narrative opportunities, and nothing quite played out satisfyingly. The ending was fine but entirely emotionally unmoving for me.
At least the prose was nice? Still not quite sure why the author is a creative writing professor if this is his best effort.