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samiavasa 's review for:
The Price of Revenge
by Dominique Davis
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I could not stop reading once I began. It was so easy to get attached to the main character, Whit.
The main reason for my rating is that the novel often read less like a story that was unfolding in real time, and more like a list of political certainties. While I 100% agree with all those certainties, I wanted to experience Whit reaching them rather than her rattling them off as if they were self-evident and obvious. I wanted to see Whit growing into her own truth.
The novel begins with a dedication to survivors who shatter the "perfect victim" trope, but it ends up becoming another kind of a perfect survivor: someone who has no self-doubt, no shadows in her sense of self. Even when Whit messes up, she is not really messed up. So: I could not grow into this story with her.
The main reason for my rating is that the novel often read less like a story that was unfolding in real time, and more like a list of political certainties. While I 100% agree with all those certainties, I wanted to experience Whit reaching them rather than her rattling them off as if they were self-evident and obvious. I wanted to see Whit growing into her own truth.
The novel begins with a dedication to survivors who shatter the "perfect victim" trope, but it ends up becoming another kind of a perfect survivor: someone who has no self-doubt, no shadows in her sense of self. Even when Whit messes up, she is not really messed up. So: I could not grow into this story with her.