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Sorry to say I don’t care about any of these characters and nothing has grabbed my attention to keep going
fast-paced
Picked up because I love Annie’s podcast, but finished it feeling a bit meh.
I thought I could relate more as I live in my hometown, and I did but not as much as I thought I would.
Kind of felt self righteous like “Oh I stayed and my brother and all my friends left”.
I thought I could relate more as I live in my hometown, and I did but not as much as I thought I would.
Kind of felt self righteous like “Oh I stayed and my brother and all my friends left”.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’ll be back with more thoughts, but my initial review is that Small Rain hasn’t received enough attention.
If you think you can handle a book following an unnamed narrator set inside an ICU with a mystery illness at the height of COVID, give this one a shot
If you think you can handle a book following an unnamed narrator set inside an ICU with a mystery illness at the height of COVID, give this one a shot
informative
medium-paced
informative
fast-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to Sourcebooks for this copy.
I am disappointed. I will admit that I did enjoy this new Winstead more than her last release, but overall this left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
I think using an Idaho case as biggest part of the plot was in bad taste given that it closely resembled the actual Idaho murders case, which is still in court.
I understand that the point of the book was to show how obsessed people have become with true crime, whether it’s sleuthing cases or releasing podcasts. However, I think by using the Idaho case in the foundation of this novel Winstead only joined in on what people don’t like about true crime.
I also think this was way longer than it needed to be. By the time I got 50% in, it felt like I should’ve been 90% done. It was long and predictable over all.
Lastly, Winstead portrayed Panhellenic women as partiers with no redeeming qualities. I’m guessing I won’t be the only alumna of a Panhellenic sorority that’s extremely tired of this overdone “sorority women are only partiers” characteristic that authors love to use. Especially since Winstead used a real Panhellenic sorority. Wondering what Kappa Delta members think of the portrayal here?
Will I pick up another Ashley Winstead? Yes, because I loved In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and The Last Housewife. However, I’ll be extremely cautious once again. This is the second highly disappointing release.
I am disappointed. I will admit that I did enjoy this new Winstead more than her last release, but overall this left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
I think using an Idaho case as biggest part of the plot was in bad taste given that it closely resembled the actual Idaho murders case, which is still in court.
I understand that the point of the book was to show how obsessed people have become with true crime, whether it’s sleuthing cases or releasing podcasts. However, I think by using the Idaho case in the foundation of this novel Winstead only joined in on what people don’t like about true crime.
I also think this was way longer than it needed to be. By the time I got 50% in, it felt like I should’ve been 90% done. It was long and predictable over all.
Lastly, Winstead portrayed Panhellenic women as partiers with no redeeming qualities. I’m guessing I won’t be the only alumna of a Panhellenic sorority that’s extremely tired of this overdone “sorority women are only partiers” characteristic that authors love to use. Especially since Winstead used a real Panhellenic sorority. Wondering what Kappa Delta members think of the portrayal here?
Will I pick up another Ashley Winstead? Yes, because I loved In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and The Last Housewife. However, I’ll be extremely cautious once again. This is the second highly disappointing release.
I’m not a prude by any means, but listening to someone describe how they masturbate is apparently the line I’m stopping at.