Too descriptive and I’m finding myself not wanting to pick it up 

I did not make it far in this one. I could tell within the first two chapters that this one was not for my demographic (28, single, childless). I will still recommend it to other readers, but depends on the kind of reader! 

The writing is great, but I found myself not wanting to pick it up due to the plot and characters. 

I was really excited for the premise of this one and was happy to recieve an ARC from the publisher. Sadly this one fell flat for me and didn’t keep my interest. 

The constantly switching between sisters kept taking me out and then the plot would be repeated from the other sister’s POV and it just felt repetitive instead of ongoing.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

I’ve decided to DNF this at 22% in. This is supposed to be a thriller, but it took 22% for anything remotely ‘thrilling’ (albeit this was just talking with listed voices). 

Being inside this man’s head for this long was like listening to nails on a chalkboard in book form. It’s obvious that he’s not an actual good guy because hello his thoughts??? Red flag??  

I think if more was added to this first 22%, it could’ve been more successful

DNF @ 26%

Thank you to the publisher for a galley in exchange for a review. 

After hearing such great things about Obreht's previous releases, I was excited to dive into this dystopian fiction. 

What I didn't realize is how much time we would be spending with an 11 year old. Since I'm DNFing, I'm not sure if the plot eventually grows passed Silvia being 11, but as it stands right now I think this could be classified under young adult. 

The Morningside reminds me of dystopian novels I read as a teenager: the main character is a young girl with just one parent that has hard time and lives in a city in a place ravaged by climate change.

It really doesn't offer anything new. Silvia is convinced by her aunt that some woman with dogs may be a witch, which leads Silvia to try to get into her apartment since she can't go to school yet. 

I’m sorry, but I cannot listen to Inez a second longer 😫

19% in and the only thing that’s happened is she went transatlantic without permission and men are being men of the 1800s

You’re telling me this audiobook is about 17 hours long and the first three hours is just Inez going back and forth on how much or how little Inez knows her parents and her uncle Ricardo?!


Also, major plot hole - HOW DID SHE EVEN GET ON THE SHIP IN THE FIRST PLACE??

It’s giving overwritten savior complex 

I can only handle so much quirky and I’ve hit my limit with Gemma 

DNF 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s October 2024 and I already have go deal with too many loud, annoying men right now. I can’t stand this character 😫

I made it 13% to chapter 4. I tried. 

However it’s hard to look past the abusive acts of FMC from the prologue and the fact that by chapter 4, she still can’t take accountability for her actions. 

Enemies to lovers doesn’t need to start out like this one did. The FMC is a writer (who hasn’t released a new book in five years) that’s upset that the MMC has more success than her and has released more books. 

The FMC didn’t need to go to Scotland, she needed to go to therapy. 

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC, sadly I will not be finishing this one.