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Shaula by A.M. Kherbash
3.0

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

2.5, rounded up.
“The more I learn, the less I feel like I understand what the hell is happening.”
This quote explains how I felt about this book as a whole. It’s hard to pinpoint my feelings in this review because the pacing was fast, and I finished it to know what was happening. But- I still don’t know what was happening. Perhaps it was just me and my struggle with the writing style, or perhaps it was the plot itself. It wasn’t that I disliked the book – it was that I didn’t care. The writing style was somewhat jarring. Other reviews seem to praise the style of the prose, however, I struggled with it. There were many times I had no idea who was talking, or who was being referred to. The plot summary that we are given also doesn’t explain much at all about the story. This plot summary is, in fact, not at all what the book is about.

I left with more questions than answers, and that’s not my favorite thing.

Full review will be posted on September 6th, 2021.