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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
i genuinely don't know whether i hated it with my whole heart or kind of liked it. actual rating: 2.5
This started out with such promise. Even 50% through, it was interesting....then it completely went off track and I wasn’t sure what I was reading anymore.
I really wanted to like this one, it just never really pulled me in long enough to keep me there
This is everything I love in a book. Literary. Kind of bananas. A little bit of romance.
"It is a plot that could be—that should be—unbearably twee, oppressively quirky, in love with its own melancholy. Instead, Bonnaffons' (The Wrong Heaven, 2018) first full-length novel is a rare pleasure: a philosophical rom-com too weird, too bodily, too precise, too fun to get bogged down in trembling sentiment. Deep and deeply funny." -Kirkus
Genre: Literary fiction; Love stories; Surrealist fiction
Character: Well-developed
Storyline: Character-driven
Tone: Bittersweet; Explicit; Funny; Romantic
Writing Style: Candid; Lyrical; Well-crafted dialogue
"It is a plot that could be—that should be—unbearably twee, oppressively quirky, in love with its own melancholy. Instead, Bonnaffons' (The Wrong Heaven, 2018) first full-length novel is a rare pleasure: a philosophical rom-com too weird, too bodily, too precise, too fun to get bogged down in trembling sentiment. Deep and deeply funny." -Kirkus
Genre: Literary fiction; Love stories; Surrealist fiction
Character: Well-developed
Storyline: Character-driven
Tone: Bittersweet; Explicit; Funny; Romantic
Writing Style: Candid; Lyrical; Well-crafted dialogue
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Um. It was not for me. The main character read like an overly-written Edward Cullen at times. The writing was decent but...what the hell happened, you know? What did I just read?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not the book for me or I wasn’t in the mood for this book. It was more introspective and it felt like nothing happened. It was intentional, but ultimately not for me.
lots of uh ghost sex?
um i think i just wanted the book to be what the first 1/3 was but by the last half i wanted it to be more like that. i think i liked both premises and deliveries, just wished she picked one to do because it ended without much of a conclusion while still missing a lot of set up. i liked the writing and characters a lot though. just wish we got to spend more time with them. it read very quickly and even parts i didn't find fascinating were still quick and not damaging to the parts i liked. i don't think i've ever been this confused or indecisive on if i liked it or not but i did like the ending themes (i think?)
um i think i just wanted the book to be what the first 1/3 was but by the last half i wanted it to be more like that. i think i liked both premises and deliveries, just wished she picked one to do because it ended without much of a conclusion while still missing a lot of set up. i liked the writing and characters a lot though. just wish we got to spend more time with them. it read very quickly and even parts i didn't find fascinating were still quick and not damaging to the parts i liked. i don't think i've ever been this confused or indecisive on if i liked it or not but i did like the ending themes (i think?)
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes