I enjoyed the premise of this book, not so much the execution. I loved Misery and Ruin's banter in the beginning, but quickly got annoyed with Misery as she became more of a zealot + the side characters were just kinda there for Misery to bounce off of. I enjoyed it more where she was lying and not having any cares. Ruin being the narrator was okay, but I eventually got tired of her interludes going "who's right, nobody knows, I guess its up to you dear reader" schtick. The writing style got super repetitive as well and although I like cut and dry, get to the point type of writing - this one was rough to get through. If I didn't know any better some of the "dreaming" chapters start with the same sentence every time. Obviously, the book starts with the ending and how it got there - and like I said I enjoyed the beginning but the one thing I enjoyed was Misery and after she devolved and got into the holy mech, my god was it boring. I know some people will thoroughly enjoy this, and I'm sad I didn't. It gave me Evangelion vibes and I absolutely wish I could've loved it more. But, in the end it just got to repetitive, slow, and boring for me. I do have to say I enjoyed how being queer was just so normal in this universe and the absolute bisexual energy it radiated.

Disclaimer: I received The Genesis of Misery as an ARC and I'm voluntarily leaving this review.