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lavenderscribes
Is it good that this book creeped me out? Yes, it is because it was supposed to, right?
I felt very strangely comfortable with the way this book was written. It's in first person but it often breaks the fourth wall, and I really liked it whenever the narrator, our main girl Charlotte, decided to clarify whatever was going on. The events of this book are convoluted and those tidbits really helped keep me reading.
The plot build up is very slow but it still felt sudden when the final action started happening. In the last fifty pages or so, so many characters info dumped that it jarred me out of the story. Its okay to info dump once or twice but not four times in such a small period as fifty pages.
None of the characters really captured my attention, including Charlotte. Her temperament was very mild and her whole being felt diluted. Even when she was angry it felt very far away like watching it behind a glass wall. The love interest, Jack, was dull and didn't capture my attention in the slightest and his behavior was monotone, if you know what I mean. You probably don't. Ariel and Devon weren't appealing even before we find out what happened.
The villain was very stereotypically evil and didn't make me feel angry at all.
What bothered me the most was that Charlotte had a border line eating disorder. I understand the plot relevance but it still made me wary. There were other ways she could have shown teenage rebellion.
In conclusion, I really liked the way it was written, but did not like anything else, so it's maybe a 2.5 stars max.
I felt very strangely comfortable with the way this book was written. It's in first person but it often breaks the fourth wall, and I really liked it whenever the narrator, our main girl Charlotte, decided to clarify whatever was going on. The events of this book are convoluted and those tidbits really helped keep me reading.
The plot build up is very slow but it still felt sudden when the final action started happening. In the last fifty pages or so, so many characters info dumped that it jarred me out of the story. Its okay to info dump once or twice but not four times in such a small period as fifty pages.
None of the characters really captured my attention, including Charlotte. Her temperament was very mild and her whole being felt diluted. Even when she was angry it felt very far away like watching it behind a glass wall. The love interest, Jack, was dull and didn't capture my attention in the slightest and his behavior was monotone, if you know what I mean. You probably don't. Ariel and Devon weren't appealing even before we find out what happened.
The villain was very stereotypically evil and didn't make me feel angry at all.
What bothered me the most was that Charlotte had a border line eating disorder. I understand the plot relevance but it still made me wary. There were other ways she could have shown teenage rebellion.
In conclusion, I really liked the way it was written, but did not like anything else, so it's maybe a 2.5 stars max.
Ok, ok, I ACTUALLY read it this time. I don't really feel like 'talking' right now, but the way this book was written was comforting and it felt like it spoke to me. But, you know, so many people dying leaves you a little emotionally distant, so minus points for that. Otherwise, great book.
