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A review by afterall
The One by John Marrs
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
There are way too many psychopaths in this book.
I became increasingly frustrated with the decisions made by these characters. They either were extremely predictable or just didn’t make sense. I can’t think of a single character who I liked - they are all extremely unlikeable and I found myself rolling my eyes many times.
I was also disappointed in the writing. I felt I was often taken out of the story because the writing style is so simple and blunt. Maybe I’m just used to more poetic writing with better flow. The dialogue was also unrealistic and often clearly only there to explain to the reader, but made no sense coming from the characters.
There were so many twists and turns (some predictable, some just absolutely ridiculous) that it kept me reading, but I couldn’t wait to be done reading this.
I became increasingly frustrated with the decisions made by these characters. They either were extremely predictable or just didn’t make sense. I can’t think of a single character who I liked - they are all extremely unlikeable and I found myself rolling my eyes many times.
I was also disappointed in the writing. I felt I was often taken out of the story because the writing style is so simple and blunt. Maybe I’m just used to more poetic writing with better flow. The dialogue was also unrealistic and often clearly only there to explain to the reader, but made no sense coming from the characters.
There were so many twists and turns (some predictable, some just absolutely ridiculous) that it kept me reading, but I couldn’t wait to be done reading this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcohol