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A review by flyingswiftly
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
3.0
3.5/5
Queer, paranormal and women-centred, I thought this book would be right up my street.
I liked this book, I didn’t love it. I always enjoy multiple narratives, in this case, one set in 1902 and one set in the modern day. However, there wasn’t really an overlap or “point”.
The writing style of the book was really enjoyable and different, but I think it was unnecessarily rambly at times where it didn’t add anything to the plot.
I really enjoyed it at first but didn’t really find there to be a clear point or ending to the story. I know some people found the book scary but I never got quite in the headspace of the fear the characters were feeling, I didn’t feel pulled in enough.
I loved the semi-spooky scenes and the uncertainty of whether it was a prank or reality, and the scene where they trip was just disturbing enough.
However, I did overall enjoy it and I loved the world building and the ideas of the story, I just think it could have been executed slightly better. However, as a debut novel, I’m looking forward to seeing how the author develops in future as she clearly has a great imagination and ideas for stories.
Queer, paranormal and women-centred, I thought this book would be right up my street.
I liked this book, I didn’t love it. I always enjoy multiple narratives, in this case, one set in 1902 and one set in the modern day. However, there wasn’t really an overlap or “point”.
The writing style of the book was really enjoyable and different, but I think it was unnecessarily rambly at times where it didn’t add anything to the plot.
I really enjoyed it at first but didn’t really find there to be a clear point or ending to the story. I know some people found the book scary but I never got quite in the headspace of the fear the characters were feeling, I didn’t feel pulled in enough.
I loved the semi-spooky scenes and the uncertainty of whether it was a prank or reality, and the scene where they trip was just disturbing enough.
However, I did overall enjoy it and I loved the world building and the ideas of the story, I just think it could have been executed slightly better. However, as a debut novel, I’m looking forward to seeing how the author develops in future as she clearly has a great imagination and ideas for stories.