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gabrielalt's review
2.0
Nah... This one didn't do for me. The tone was annoying, the language too much, with its long sentences, metaphors and repetitions. The story had potential, but I just didn't buy it, with an entity (demon, goddess, mother nature, earth, spirit of Africa????) completely unrelatable.
Almost DNF'd... didn't only because it was so small I decided to brave it.
Almost DNF'd... didn't only because it was so small I decided to brave it.
bookishaddictions's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
So I won this one a while back from the @goodreads giveaways… I’m not quite sure why I finished this one. The novella follows two couples and their children as they attempt to pull riches from an abandoned mine located in a Congolese jungle. The overall plot has some potential, but the POV killed the story for me. The narrator speaks directly to the audience repeatedly, and said narrator is quite pompous and irritated the hell out of me. The writing style was also a bit odd to me, as it came off like the writer was trying way too hard. I hate posting negative reviews, but I have limited positive thoughts on this 132 page story. I liked the idea of people opening a mine and unleash something evil; I just didn’t like the way the story was executed. I really hope someone else enjoys this more than I did though, as it did get some positive comments on Goodreads’ review section. I don’t have much else to say without just being mean, so I’m going to go ahead and cut the review off here 😬🥴
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Child death
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