marysrooms's Reviews (14)

a love like that need to find me

it's like the author was in a challenge to include as many gothic tropes as possible.

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC!

A bit insane, but I wished it was crazier. The beginning was strong and really caught my attention. I was strongly drawn to Rebekah (who throughout the whole book reminded me of the vampire Lestat so I was happy to see an IWTV mention in the acknowledgements). I was a little annoyed that despite the book being about vampires, there was a serious lack of biting and bloodiness in the story. The book as a whole felt like catching up with my (ancient vampire) friend over brunch about the messy cruise trip she went on, and honestly, I kinda liked that. It had a hint of dark humor in the first half that I enjoyed and missed in the second half. The ending felt rushed and a little like a retelling of a foggy dream, but somehow, it made some sense as a conclusion for Rebekah and Hugh's story (?)

casually mentions the terrorist settler state of israel about 10% in. ew no thanks.

The book was comforting in a way; it was nice to see how the things I've always struggled with are all related and can be attributed one big reason that's been looming over my head—or rather inside it—my entire life. That being said, the book wasn't for me. I think it'd be extremely helpful for someone reading about adhd for the first time but that isn't me so the book wasn't exactly what I needed.