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charliauthor 's review for:
Wild and Wicked Things
by Francesca May
Where to begin with how incredibly insane this book is!
I read this during a readalong and it was literally the only reason that i persevered and got through such a horrendous mash up of words ive recently come across.
WAWT had so much potential with its subject matter but it basically just ended up being a forced mash up of Practical Magic and Great Gatsby mixed with the randomness of the film Shutter Island.
There were so many elements that could have been utilised better to create a dark and mysterious story that would leap off the page and this just wasnt it. The only reason it doesnt get one star is because i had plenty of feelings about this book. Its just that none of them were particularly good!
The main characters in Annie, Emmeline and Bea were all unlikeable and I wasnt rooting for any of them throughout the book. Each POV chapter, while had a distinct voice just sort of melted into one by the end. An end that JUST WOULDNT COME, even when it was so obvious would could/should have been done to get them out of their self imposed mess.
The setting was confusing and the entire story felt White Roomed in that there was nothing and noone around other than the main characters, with a few side ones thrown in just to give them someone else to talk to. Nathan and Isobel were decent enough additions to the story but even they werent given enough to be fully interesting unless it was in the few flashback scenes/chapters.
For a book based on magic/witches, the magic system wasnt explained. Sure we understood that it was nature based and rooted in their emotions, desires and their blood, there was no thorough enough explanation as to why they could do these things, why they would want to and why Emmeline knew practically nothing about powers she'd had her whole life.
The book in short was weak, slow placed and by the end, completely uninteresting. There was a peak in the second half when it started to get interesting but the endless monologuing grew tiresome and the ending didnt provide any form of satisfaction or care for the characters. It was just all too easy without having really been thought through.
In short, it was just a massive let down.
I read this during a readalong and it was literally the only reason that i persevered and got through such a horrendous mash up of words ive recently come across.
WAWT had so much potential with its subject matter but it basically just ended up being a forced mash up of Practical Magic and Great Gatsby mixed with the randomness of the film Shutter Island.
There were so many elements that could have been utilised better to create a dark and mysterious story that would leap off the page and this just wasnt it. The only reason it doesnt get one star is because i had plenty of feelings about this book. Its just that none of them were particularly good!
The main characters in Annie, Emmeline and Bea were all unlikeable and I wasnt rooting for any of them throughout the book. Each POV chapter, while had a distinct voice just sort of melted into one by the end. An end that JUST WOULDNT COME, even when it was so obvious would could/should have been done to get them out of their self imposed mess.
The setting was confusing and the entire story felt White Roomed in that there was nothing and noone around other than the main characters, with a few side ones thrown in just to give them someone else to talk to. Nathan and Isobel were decent enough additions to the story but even they werent given enough to be fully interesting unless it was in the few flashback scenes/chapters.
For a book based on magic/witches, the magic system wasnt explained. Sure we understood that it was nature based and rooted in their emotions, desires and their blood, there was no thorough enough explanation as to why they could do these things, why they would want to and why Emmeline knew practically nothing about powers she'd had her whole life.
The book in short was weak, slow placed and by the end, completely uninteresting. There was a peak in the second half when it started to get interesting but the endless monologuing grew tiresome and the ending didnt provide any form of satisfaction or care for the characters. It was just all too easy without having really been thought through.
In short, it was just a massive let down.