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Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
3.5
dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'll be honest, I was kinda bored this entire book. Not bored enough that I dnf'd, but still bored.

The plot twists were really easy to figure out. I guessed the killer before the halfway point and was just BEGGING the MC to start seeing all the very obvious clues. This issues that hampen our MC  (particularly the social issues) felt really contrived and repetitive. Its the same thing again and again, just eat the stupid cookie already! Its literally not that big of a deal. Also, the MC being naive about the world as a conduit for shoving world building down the readers throat is really just lazy. 

The manifestation of Death was fun! I really did enjoy that! And the way the villain meets their just desserts was satisfying for the most part. 

It was a fun read, but the great read I was hoping it would be. I'm still going to check out Foxglove and give it a chance.