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She's Too Pretty to Burn
by Wendy Heard
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4☆
Characters-
The characters were probably the weakest point in this book. I didn't mind so much them being unlikeable, but I thought the relationships they had with each other felt off and unrealistic. I especially felt this way about the two main characters and their romance. In my opinion there should have been more conversations about how toxic they were for each other, but I think either the author didn't see the relationship as toxic or she purposely didn't have much conversation about it.
Plot-
The plot of this book was strange. I know She's Too Pretty to Burn is inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, but I have never read that. This book kind of had two storylines going on which worked well, yet the thriller aspect that this book is described as having didn't fully come until the very end of the novel which was a little disappointing.
Writing-
I loved that the author chose to give us two points of view and she did really well with it. I could easily tell whose chapter I was reading without looking at the heading. The characters had very distinct voices and I applaud the author for that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and don't have a whole lot of negative to say.
Characters-
The characters were probably the weakest point in this book. I didn't mind so much them being unlikeable, but I thought the relationships they had with each other felt off and unrealistic. I especially felt this way about the two main characters and their romance. In my opinion there should have been more conversations about how toxic they were for each other, but I think either the author didn't see the relationship as toxic or she purposely didn't have much conversation about it.
Plot-
The plot of this book was strange. I know She's Too Pretty to Burn is inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, but I have never read that. This book kind of had two storylines going on which worked well, yet the thriller aspect that this book is described as having didn't fully come until the very end of the novel which was a little disappointing.
Writing-
I loved that the author chose to give us two points of view and she did really well with it. I could easily tell whose chapter I was reading without looking at the heading. The characters had very distinct voices and I applaud the author for that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and don't have a whole lot of negative to say.