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Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
3.0

3.5 stars

It might be because I read this all in one sleepless night, but I just never really emotionally engaged with what was going on? None of it felt particularly creepy or tense or urgent, or anything like that — which kind of works in its own way, if you're into the "sleepy, insulated small town" vibe, though it's not what the synopsis promises.

FRTC.

content warnings:
Spoiler

rep:
Spoilerasexual MC, pansexual major character with bipolar disorder, MLM secondary characters, minor M/M relationship, past (brief) F/F relationship

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CONVERSION: 9.6 / 15 = 3.5 stars

Prose: 4 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 8 / 10
Emotional Impact: 4 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 9 / 10

Diversity & Social Themes: 4 / 5
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 3 / 5
Rereadability: 4 / 5
Memorability: N/A