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Such a Bad Influence
by Olivia Muenter
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a wild journey, every time I thought I got close to figuring out what the actual hell was going on I realized how far off I was. Definitely a trust the journey kind of book because it didn't disappoint.
The personalities in this book were so Hard to deal with but it gives alot to the story as you slowly realize how deep the Narcissism runs with some of the characters.
My Biggest issue with this book does happen towards the ending, it seems to slow the pace down to a crawl and didn't fit with the rest of the book. But I stuck through it and the Actual ending was absolute Perfection. I will be thinking about it for days to come. My favorite part of this book is that the Clues for the twists and turns are literally in the pages in front of you, you just have to be paying enough attention to catch them. And I LOVE being able to piece the clues together as I read through a book, even if I am wrong more the 80% of the time.
My biggest issue with this book was what happens after Hazel goes to the compound to find Evie. It seemed to not fit the flow of the rest of the book well and while I liked the Cult aspect of it all the little cult details seemed a waste. It was like trying to add a whole other layer onto a practically finished book. Instead of showing Evie growing it felt like we saw her fall back into old patterns. I mean she was being surveilled in her old 'family' home to move into a cult compound and is STILL being surveilled but by different people this time, like girl come on *eyeroll*.
BUT
the actual finale, Two years later, MY GOD, this might be one of my favorite conclusions to a book ever. Evie flipping the script on Hazel and showing on TV that Hazel is As Big As a Narcissist as their Mother. The SABI reveal, literally left me screaming 'I WAS RIGHT'.
The personalities in this book were so Hard to deal with but it gives alot to the story as you slowly realize how deep the Narcissism runs with some of the characters.
My Biggest issue with this book does happen towards the ending, it seems to slow the pace down to a crawl and didn't fit with the rest of the book. But I stuck through it and the Actual ending was absolute Perfection. I will be thinking about it for days to come. My favorite part of this book is that the Clues for the twists and turns are literally in the pages in front of you, you just have to be paying enough attention to catch them. And I LOVE being able to piece the clues together as I read through a book, even if I am wrong more the 80% of the time.
BUT
the actual finale, Two years later, MY GOD, this might be one of my favorite conclusions to a book ever. Evie flipping the script on Hazel and showing on TV that Hazel is As Big As a Narcissist as their Mother. The SABI reveal, literally left me screaming 'I WAS RIGHT'.
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting