charlottesometimes's Reviews (3.33k)

My Evil Mother

Margaret Atwood

3.0

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

True Crime Story

Joseph Knox

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Third Eye

Lois Duncan

1.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Everyone in this book is both boring and stupid, which unfortunately means that it is longer than it needs to be. The police officer is also a sexual predator, but none of the other characters notice this due to their previously mentioned limitations. The ending is also massively twee and sentimental, and just generally awful. And then there’s the unaddressed sexual harassment throughout, and the casual racism…

Worst Line
“she found herself thinking inanely that she could never before have visualized an angel with a revolver in his hand”

Someone loves systematic authoritarian violence and toxic masculinity. It isn’t me though.