This is another difficult one to review. The main character was interesting, but a little stiff and flat. You come to see that that is the character, though, which makes it easier to understand. The villain was so hard to read in this book. I could feel the author trying to make him sympathetic, or at least complicated, and while that’s true what he did was just so icky that I could never fully be okay with him. I am interested enough to read the sequel!

I liked this YA adaptation of my favorite book a lot. I thought Dass understood the plot of the original book very well and made some really smart and interesting choices in the adaptation. I loved the  Tobagonian culture throughout, especially. I think my biggest issue comes from Reyna herself. I feel like Anne Eliot is a hard protagonist for a lot of people to get; she's older and has made mistakes, but where she's at in her life she's accepted a lot of that. What that usually translates to is people thinking she's sorry for herself, which is not how I see Anne. Reyna was very down on herself throughout most of the book, which fit her story but got hard to read at times. Still a good overall story, though!

Ok, if I was being purely objective and analytical about this book it wouldn’t get rates this high. But on vibes/enjoyment alone, this book is amazing. I loved the action, the twists and turns, and that ending was incredible! Again, is it perfect? No. But I was constantly on the edge of my seat and wanting to know what would happen next( and sometimes that’s enough. 

I think this is four stars for me? I'm conflicted, not because the book wasn't good but because the story matter was difficult. I find true crime books uncomfortable to read, especially ones that detail violence towards women. If this book had had less descriptions of the victims, I think I would have enjoyed it more. As it was, I appreciated the author's honesty in expressing the various difficulties he had and has when it comes to his job. It does frustrate me that he never seems to actually try to get better, even to the detriment of his family. I never would have picked this up for myself (it was a book club pick), but I'm not mad at having read it. 

This took me a really long time to finish, even if it was short. The actual story was interesting, it just wasn’t told in the most interesting way. I’m intrigued by Ged’s other adventures, but don’t know if I’ll return to them soon. 

For a big part of this book, Nick kind of drove me crazy. I just hated the self sabotaging and never really understood why he felt so badly about himself. The chemistry between them worked, but it also got slightly cheesy at times. I’m still not sure on my rating for this, because I can’t quite decide how to feel. 

This is such a cool YA book. The world is such a unique one and it was just an interesting adventure. It definitely kept moving, and there are a lot of interesting discussions that could be had with this book. I’m intrigued by the other books in the series!

Really cool vibe of a book. The first half of it was a bit slow, but once it picks up it really goes hard. I was a fan of the female rage in this book, although it was definitely heavy handed. Still, a fun read!

I mostly liked this book, but it wasn’t my favorite. The world and the culture were interesting, but the main character was difficult to like. She was just clearly her own worst enemy and couldn’t see that. Bennett was ok, he just fell a little too hard too fast for the main character.