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Bookworm by Robin Yeatman
dark medium-paced
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you Harper Perennial and NetGalley for the eARC of Bookworm!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I fully understand why some people wouldn't like this book.  At first, I was on the edge of DNFing it but I had to know where all of the characters would end up at the conclusion of the book.  While the characters are not likable, I was still fascinated by them and their actions.  The main character's inner thoughts do get a little gory at times but it was interesting to see how she got to that point.  The ending redeemed a lot of the book's faults and I enjoyed how it all came together.

This book is definitely not for everyone and you need to be prepared to read about miserable people, but I did like it more than I thought I would.