A review by girrlfriday
Beyond the Pale Motel by Francesca Lia Block
2.0
I expected a lot more from this book based on the glowing lyrical reviews here. I think you have to be a Block fan to enjoy this book. I am a Stephen King fan, however, and I feel this attempt at horror was bungled.
The unreliable narrator was too unreliable, the suspense build up was good but ham handed, and the end was jarring- not just because of what happened, because 'here's everything explained and tied with a bow in the last few pages kthxbye!'
This read like a YA novel with a lot of sex, decent but not a great read.
The unreliable narrator was too unreliable, the suspense build up was good but ham handed, and the end was jarring- not just because of what happened, because 'here's everything explained and tied with a bow in the last few pages kthxbye!'
This read like a YA novel with a lot of sex, decent but not a great read.