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Difficult but ultimately lighthearted found-family story. The ending felt abrupt, but maybe I just wasn’t ready to say goodbye to everyone yet.
More comedy than the dystopia I was hoping for, but was very funny and will probably still give me office stress dreams!
The characters were fine, but every major plot point was ridiculous. A tree destroying a wedding cake? A world-traveler doesn’t have a lock on his phone? Breaking into his workplace security cameras? Even little things needed a lot more editing. Why would Eli have his shoes on in Violet’s bathroom when he just got out of bed in the morning? The romance was a fun turn from childhood nemesis to lover, but the conflicts felt lazy.
Loved the concepts explored, but the story itself and the characters fell flat. There were some beautiful lines, and the horror scene near the beginning really made me gag, but most the book left me feeling meh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
Loved the premise and the characters and the setting, and was totally enthralled by Chakraborty‘s Daevabad Trilogy, but something about the pacing or narration just didn’t keep me engaged in this. Could also be my summer reading slump. The little twist at the end was great, and I’m still eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Definitely horrifying. I was looking for more criticism of the wars the USA enters than what sometimes felt like only a critique of how the US military is structured. While the horror of PTSD was strongly conveyed, I wanted the book to say more. However, the pacing and tension kept me reading. It was a perfect balance of drama that kept me on the edge of my seat, and the mind-numbing mundane of enlistment that somehow never made the book boring.
Not sure how to rate this one. I loved the setting and a lot of the world-building, but I struggled with the pace and the chapters from more minor character POVs.
So cute! Talia Hibbert is undoubtedly a must-read author for me
A fast and compelling read. Many essays I paused to think. It was painful to hear so many of her stories, definitely important. So glad my library had a copy.