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The Regrets
by Amy Bonnaffons
Thanks to Libro.fm for the free ALC.
Ummm, what did I just read?
I knew this was going to be a strange one going into it. There's a ghost and a girl that falls in love with him. Already a weird premise. What I didn't know was just HOW WEIRD this was going to be. I didn't realize that I had a limit on how much ghost sex scenes I could handle, but apparently I do (and the limit is much lower than the actual number of them in this book).
Rachel and Thomas' relationship is incredibly toxic, which I think is the point of this book. And as an exploration of what it means to be in a toxic relationship and how it affects the victim, this was an interesting story. But the way that it unfolded was not for me. Especially since we hear so much from Thomas and I just didn't really care about him? Also I feel bad for Mark...
A really interesting premise here but the execution just did not work for me. I'm sure others will love it and find it clever, but it is not something with a universal appeal. I will say that I appreciated the full cast audio, which really enhanced the POVs from which the story is told.
2 stars
TW: Graphic sex scenes; toxic relationships; death
Ummm, what did I just read?
I knew this was going to be a strange one going into it. There's a ghost and a girl that falls in love with him. Already a weird premise. What I didn't know was just HOW WEIRD this was going to be. I didn't realize that I had a limit on how much ghost sex scenes I could handle, but apparently I do (and the limit is much lower than the actual number of them in this book).
Rachel and Thomas' relationship is incredibly toxic, which I think is the point of this book. And as an exploration of what it means to be in a toxic relationship and how it affects the victim, this was an interesting story. But the way that it unfolded was not for me. Especially since we hear so much from Thomas and I just didn't really care about him? Also I feel bad for Mark...
A really interesting premise here but the execution just did not work for me. I'm sure others will love it and find it clever, but it is not something with a universal appeal. I will say that I appreciated the full cast audio, which really enhanced the POVs from which the story is told.
2 stars
TW: Graphic sex scenes; toxic relationships; death