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reubenalbatross 's review for:
Rouge
by Mona Awad
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well I managed to finish this one, unlike 'Bunny' which I found obstructively pretentious. At least this wasn't that.
I think Awad did a lot of great stuff in this book, I felt smothered by it, and the word slips/foggy feeling were really effective. However, it just went on for WAY too long. The ideas started to feel tired, and by the last 20% I just wanted it to be over. If this was novella-length I think this would have been a great book, but as is I found it a struggle to finish and the ending wasn't worth the effort.
I also thought some parts of it didn't make any sense, and not in a good way. For example, how did EVERYONE know almost EVERYTHING about Rouge apart from Belle?? Obviously there is a lot more information about the process and Rouge as a whole out there, but Belle manages to stay completely oblivious?
I also got annoyed at Belle being so special without us ever being giving a reason why. Why was she the only person able to fight back? How was she the only one not swept up in the culty vibes when she was in the Rouge house? There was absolutely no reason given for her 'specialness', and it started to give 'I'm not like other girls' vibes.
All in all, I understood what Awad was trying to do, and in some instances it worked, but I didn't really understand why and why it needed to go on for so long...
I think Awad did a lot of great stuff in this book, I felt smothered by it, and the word slips/foggy feeling were really effective. However, it just went on for WAY too long. The ideas started to feel tired, and by the last 20% I just wanted it to be over. If this was novella-length I think this would have been a great book, but as is I found it a struggle to finish and the ending wasn't worth the effort.
I also thought some parts of it didn't make any sense, and not in a good way. For example, how did EVERYONE know almost EVERYTHING about Rouge apart from Belle?? Obviously there is a lot more information about the process and Rouge as a whole out there, but Belle manages to stay completely oblivious?
I also got annoyed at Belle being so special without us ever being giving a reason why. Why was she the only person able to fight back? How was she the only one not swept up in the culty vibes when she was in the Rouge house? There was absolutely no reason given for her 'specialness', and it started to give 'I'm not like other girls' vibes.
All in all, I understood what Awad was trying to do, and in some instances it worked, but I didn't really understand why and why it needed to go on for so long...