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I'm DNF'ing at 60%
I really wanted to like this book. LIKE REALLY, I DID.
The book is so heavily descriptive that I was not enjoying myself. Some of the similes and metaphors didn't even make sense and were highly unnecessary. I was going to suffer through it because the plot was interesting, but then and these things don't normally bother me enough to DNF, but all of it together left me with a book I didn't want to finish.
I really wanted to like this book. LIKE REALLY, I DID.
The book is so heavily descriptive that I was not enjoying myself. Some of the similes and metaphors didn't even make sense and were highly unnecessary. I was going to suffer through it because the plot was interesting, but then
Spoiler
there was a sex scene so clearly written by a man for a man's gaze that made me extremely uncomfortable to read. Also why the fuck was there that whole thing about Mia's boobs, it was weird.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this e-arc AND audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
Read full review here: 8/12/2020
I found the premise of this book really interesting. The concept of an all women world being a utopia is relatively unique, and, the idea that it was a terrorist fever generated to remove “the bad guys” and it simply evolved was neat. However, I had some glaring issues with this book that became more and more prevalent the closer to the end I got.
First off, I genuinely think we would naturally evolve out of the desire of one gender or the other. I know that’s just my opinion, but, it feels relevant. Secondly, the constant need for men being primarily sexual and romantic felt shallow and one sided. I’ve seen other opinions where people believe this should be classed as a YA novel. If you removed the sexual aspects of this book, I would have to agree. The world building, characters, and concept was not fleshed out enough to be considered so in depth as to be a Sci-fi adult fiction. It also needs to be said that it feels relatively odd for a man to write about a world made up entirely of women and their desires. I suppose this is reflected in how one dimensional all these female characters are, and how their emotions (outside of the aggressive hatred of men, or the aggressive sexual need for them) take up two sentences before moving on. I really struggled with this as a review because in concept, it seems like exactly my kind of read- but in execution, it wasn’t what I wanted.
2.5 stars out of 5.
Read full review here: 8/12/2020
I found the premise of this book really interesting. The concept of an all women world being a utopia is relatively unique, and, the idea that it was a terrorist fever generated to remove “the bad guys” and it simply evolved was neat. However, I had some glaring issues with this book that became more and more prevalent the closer to the end I got.
First off, I genuinely think we would naturally evolve out of the desire of one gender or the other. I know that’s just my opinion, but, it feels relevant. Secondly, the constant need for men being primarily sexual and romantic felt shallow and one sided. I’ve seen other opinions where people believe this should be classed as a YA novel. If you removed the sexual aspects of this book, I would have to agree. The world building, characters, and concept was not fleshed out enough to be considered so in depth as to be a Sci-fi adult fiction. It also needs to be said that it feels relatively odd for a man to write about a world made up entirely of women and their desires. I suppose this is reflected in how one dimensional all these female characters are, and how their emotions (outside of the aggressive hatred of men, or the aggressive sexual need for them) take up two sentences before moving on. I really struggled with this as a review because in concept, it seems like exactly my kind of read- but in execution, it wasn’t what I wanted.
2.5 stars out of 5.
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Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
This book was a really interesting take on a classic story. It took our classic Jane Eyre and gave is some Southern Gothic thriller flare and I really enjoyed reading it! Admittedly, the more the story developed the more I figured out the twists- which took a bit away from the story.
I really liked how we got Bea's story placed in the middle, and the final twists were really good. However, the ending felt entirely too tidied up for me, and I struggle with that in thrillers because it always leaves me wanting more! All in all though, I really think this was a fun thriller to read.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
This book was a really interesting take on a classic story. It took our classic Jane Eyre and gave is some Southern Gothic thriller flare and I really enjoyed reading it! Admittedly, the more the story developed the more I figured out the twists- which took a bit away from the story.
I really liked how we got Bea's story placed in the middle, and the final twists were really good. However, the ending felt entirely too tidied up for me, and I struggle with that in thrillers because it always leaves me wanting more! All in all though, I really think this was a fun thriller to read.
