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dnf @ 41% - the eroticism is a bit too much for me within the context
dnf @ 34% bc I literally just don't care, this feels like a money grab to continue a series that should have ended.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A few things to note before I get into this review: The trigger warnings are only presented as a comment from the author on goodreads. This was buried behind several others comments due to the way goodreads is formatted. Generally, I don't fuss too much about trigger warnings, but this book heavily needs one in the beginning of the book, and I hope the publisher and author consider adding it.
I DNF'd this book at 60%, despite telling myself I would try to get to 75% at the bare minimum before doing so. However, I found myself wanting to do literally anything else before picking this back up to continue reading, which was when I realized it was time to put it down. I do feel I read enough of the book to give an honest review, though.
This book heavily focuses on morbidity to hide that not much happens (again, at least for 60%). Could I tell you what the plot was, by means of the main character wants x and this is what's preventing it and this is the plan? Maybe, but only in the absolute vaguest of terms. I adore Ava Reid's prose, but in this instance, it tended to make what was happening simply confusing. The constant traumatizing events and overt sexualization of everything made me feel numb to everything that happened. I went from the kind of horrified that I expect with dark books, to emotionally detached and completely not caring. There was no balance, no reprieve from these moments. It wasn't helped by our narrator being not enjoyable and trying to make excuses for this due to her trauma, but coming up short over and over again.
Updating - this is now being marketed more clearly as horror, and I am grateful for that (and trust me, I love body horror. It's one of my favorites to consume). Regardless, this does not repair the other issues within the writing and lack of content warning for the reader. The rest of my review I maintain.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A few things to note before I get into this review: The trigger warnings are only presented as a comment from the author on goodreads. This was buried behind several others comments due to the way goodreads is formatted. Generally, I don't fuss too much about trigger warnings, but this book heavily needs one in the beginning of the book, and I hope the publisher and author consider adding it.
I DNF'd this book at 60%, despite telling myself I would try to get to 75% at the bare minimum before doing so. However, I found myself wanting to do literally anything else before picking this back up to continue reading, which was when I realized it was time to put it down. I do feel I read enough of the book to give an honest review, though.
This book heavily focuses on morbidity to hide that not much happens (again, at least for 60%). Could I tell you what the plot was, by means of the main character wants x and this is what's preventing it and this is the plan? Maybe, but only in the absolute vaguest of terms. I adore Ava Reid's prose, but in this instance, it tended to make what was happening simply confusing. The constant traumatizing events and overt sexualization of everything made me feel numb to everything that happened. I went from the kind of horrified that I expect with dark books, to emotionally detached and completely not caring. There was no balance, no reprieve from these moments. It wasn't helped by our narrator being not enjoyable and trying to make excuses for this due to her trauma, but coming up short over and over again.
Updating - this is now being marketed more clearly as horror, and I am grateful for that (and trust me, I love body horror. It's one of my favorites to consume). Regardless, this does not repair the other issues within the writing and lack of content warning for the reader. The rest of my review I maintain.
DNF @ 25% because I do not care about anything that's happening in this book
DNF @ 50%
AS CAWPILE:
Characters: 2 | Atmosphere: 4 | Writing: 4 | Plot: 2 | Intrigue: 4 | Logic: 9 | Enjoyment: 4
Total: 4.14 = 2 stars
AS CAWPILE:
Characters: 2 | Atmosphere: 4 | Writing: 4 | Plot: 2 | Intrigue: 4 | Logic: 9 | Enjoyment: 4
Total: 4.14 = 2 stars
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
AS CAWPILE:
Characters: 2 | Atmosphere: 4 | Writing: 2 | Plot: 2 | Intrigue: 1 | Logic: 2 | Enjoyment: 1
Total: 2.00
DNF at 51%. Unfortunately, this book is too long for me to maintain interest in it. The writing still needs some serious editing as of the ARC's access, and I hope that it went through it before publication. There are times the same sentence is repeated only pages apart, and the tone of voice is not consistent. Our main character Dianna is non-sensibly crass for someone who has lived as long as she has, and reads more like a 17-year-old than an adult character in an adult book. I have no issue with crass characters, but the way she behaves doesn't indicate a character who has lived as long as she does. There are convenient explanations for everything that doesn't make sense, and after a while, I couldn't help but roll my eyes at them. I found myself dreading reading the next 50%, as I really did not care about what happened to who.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
AS CAWPILE:
Characters: 2 | Atmosphere: 4 | Writing: 2 | Plot: 2 | Intrigue: 1 | Logic: 2 | Enjoyment: 1
Total: 2.00
DNF at 51%. Unfortunately, this book is too long for me to maintain interest in it. The writing still needs some serious editing as of the ARC's access, and I hope that it went through it before publication. There are times the same sentence is repeated only pages apart, and the tone of voice is not consistent. Our main character Dianna is non-sensibly crass for someone who has lived as long as she has, and reads more like a 17-year-old than an adult character in an adult book. I have no issue with crass characters, but the way she behaves doesn't indicate a character who has lived as long as she does. There are convenient explanations for everything that doesn't make sense, and after a while, I couldn't help but roll my eyes at them. I found myself dreading reading the next 50%, as I really did not care about what happened to who.
Discovering the Inner Mother: A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power
DID NOT FINISH
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately, I am DNF'ing this at 50%. The information feels less than accessible from a reading point of view and is tedious to read. Additionally, there is a hyper-focus on one singular form of mother wound it feels- one that I personally have not experienced. This book is probably great for people whose mother's defaulted them to being their best friend and emotional sponge- however, there was not much for me to relate to in this. With that as well as the tediousness of the writing, I had to DNF. I may come back to this at a later time.
Also- this is nitpicky- I don't even know which book I'm supposed to be reviewing on Goodreads for this as there are several different ones with the same cover and a different cover.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately, I am DNF'ing this at 50%. The information feels less than accessible from a reading point of view and is tedious to read. Additionally, there is a hyper-focus on one singular form of mother wound it feels- one that I personally have not experienced. This book is probably great for people whose mother's defaulted them to being their best friend and emotional sponge- however, there was not much for me to relate to in this. With that as well as the tediousness of the writing, I had to DNF. I may come back to this at a later time.
Also- this is nitpicky- I don't even know which book I'm supposed to be reviewing on Goodreads for this as there are several different ones with the same cover and a different cover.