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laurathebookhermit 's review for:
Disobedience
by Daniel Sarah Karasik
Thank you to NetGAlley for providing a copy of this for my honest review.
I was very excited to read this just based on the description and the beautiful cover too. Overall, I was not disappointed. My only real criticism's would be is that it suffered a little bit from a very choppy writing style. Especially in the first half it did seem to jump from scene to scene in a way that was not smooth at all. To the point that some of the earlier scenes felt like they were not even finished before jumping to the next. Another minor criticism is that the title is not easy to read on the cover.
Right now that bit is out of the way, I can tell you all the things I loved. I really loved the characters and could imagine myself in their situation and wondering what choices I would make. I also appreciated the portrayal of the effect that a traumatic environment can have on how a person finds solace and even enjoyment. The plot was great and if anything could have easily had another 100 pages to feel more complete. I would have enjoyed more world building in the beginning to understand better how they ended up in the society.
I also can't do this review justice without mentioning the Trans and Non-Binary rep in this book. This was an element that I was excited to read and see included. Overall, I thought it was pretty good rep. My only issue really was the over sexualisation in the beginning and the pairing the transfeminine person with the type of sex was uncomfortable to read as I felt it played into some negative/harmful stereotypes. Equally, I understood there was a progression there with the characeters but that wasn't really followed through with fully.
I will look out for more titles from this author because I overall enjoyed the book and would recommend it to those that like dystopian stories that leave you thinking deeply about the world we live in. I also think people that are character driven may enjoy this too.
I was very excited to read this just based on the description and the beautiful cover too. Overall, I was not disappointed. My only real criticism's would be is that it suffered a little bit from a very choppy writing style. Especially in the first half it did seem to jump from scene to scene in a way that was not smooth at all. To the point that some of the earlier scenes felt like they were not even finished before jumping to the next. Another minor criticism is that the title is not easy to read on the cover.
Right now that bit is out of the way, I can tell you all the things I loved. I really loved the characters and could imagine myself in their situation and wondering what choices I would make. I also appreciated the portrayal of the effect that a traumatic environment can have on how a person finds solace and even enjoyment. The plot was great and if anything could have easily had another 100 pages to feel more complete. I would have enjoyed more world building in the beginning to understand better how they ended up in the society.
I also can't do this review justice without mentioning the Trans and Non-Binary rep in this book. This was an element that I was excited to read and see included. Overall, I thought it was pretty good rep. My only issue really was the over sexualisation in the beginning and the pairing the transfeminine person with the type of sex was uncomfortable to read as I felt it played into some negative/harmful stereotypes. Equally, I understood there was a progression there with the characeters but that wasn't really followed through with fully.
I will look out for more titles from this author because I overall enjoyed the book and would recommend it to those that like dystopian stories that leave you thinking deeply about the world we live in. I also think people that are character driven may enjoy this too.