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myahhunt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.5
synthesizeher's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
livyalusk's review against another edition
4.0
Do not try this (staying in your hometown) at home.
I can't give this book five stars because I can't be sure that the author intended what I understood from it and if I'm wrong this book could really suck.
Side note: this had to be 100% unedited, so many mistakes made it through
I can't give this book five stars because I can't be sure that the author intended what I understood from it and if I'm wrong this book could really suck.
Side note: this had to be 100% unedited, so many mistakes made it through
voidedlux's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
coffeeandbooked's review against another edition
4.0
WOW! The first two lines are intense
The main character doesn't have a name, you never learn her true identity but she is on the prowl for self-approval. She will sleep with anyone who gives her any type of attention.
The main character is introduced to two other characters, Matt and Frankie. They are a manipulative, and controlling couple who take the main character under their wings and nickname her Lillith. They control "Lillith" with sex. It is an extremely abusive and horrible relationship, but she accepts it as someone is giving her attention. She is a young girl of 18/19 she doesn't know what she wants. Her best friend Jenny is also on the look at for acceptance, but she is the one that "Lillith" will reach out to no matter what.
The book is interesting because each character could be the main character depending on how you want to view them all.
Every character is selfish and only thinks of their own interests, thoughts, and feelings. They don't think of the consequences of any actions.
I really liked this debut and I will be checking out more from this author.
The main character doesn't have a name, you never learn her true identity but she is on the prowl for self-approval. She will sleep with anyone who gives her any type of attention.
The main character is introduced to two other characters, Matt and Frankie. They are a manipulative, and controlling couple who take the main character under their wings and nickname her Lillith. They control "Lillith" with sex. It is an extremely abusive and horrible relationship, but she accepts it as someone is giving her attention. She is a young girl of 18/19 she doesn't know what she wants. Her best friend Jenny is also on the look at for acceptance, but she is the one that "Lillith" will reach out to no matter what.
The book is interesting because each character could be the main character depending on how you want to view them all.
Every character is selfish and only thinks of their own interests, thoughts, and feelings. They don't think of the consequences of any actions.
I really liked this debut and I will be checking out more from this author.
bbunieny's review against another edition
1.0
i never want to hear the phrase “daddy shaped hole” again
causticcovercritic's review against another edition
3.0
A very well written and commendably compact novel about awful people fucking each other, fucking each other over, and fucking each other up. Not really my thing, but Nash knows what she's doing and she does it well.
lucyjayne93's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.25
mazza's review against another edition
2.0
I read this bite-size novella in one sitting and honestly for me that is a positive for the book; short books often help me when my mental health isn't great (which it wasn't) and can make me feel like I have accomplished something, however small.
Overall though, the book didn't do much for me. I did like that the general themes and motifs carried throughout the writing. I felt constantly uncomfortable, particularly with regards to the human body, and the raw dirtiness of bodies is something I like to see explored in literature. It is refreshing to see sex and skin presented in this way, rather than in the mystical/fairytale like way we have previously seen.
However, I struggled to get the point of the book. Some of the imagery was very cliche and somewhat unrealistic for a late-teenage girl too. I didn't feel like I gained anything upon finishing the book, nor did I understand any of the characters than when I first started reading it. Maybe that was the point, I'm not sure. I just felt like it was missing something, another voice perhaps, a different perspective from the main character, something to ground the book and make the reader more invested in what happened by the end. It was all very one note for me.
That said, reviews here seem to be on the whole very positive, so I'm definitely in the minority here. Perhaps I should have broken up my reading, and therefore had time to sit with the character and the point of the book.
Overall though, the book didn't do much for me. I did like that the general themes and motifs carried throughout the writing. I felt constantly uncomfortable, particularly with regards to the human body, and the raw dirtiness of bodies is something I like to see explored in literature. It is refreshing to see sex and skin presented in this way, rather than in the mystical/fairytale like way we have previously seen.
However, I struggled to get the point of the book. Some of the imagery was very cliche and somewhat unrealistic for a late-teenage girl too. I didn't feel like I gained anything upon finishing the book, nor did I understand any of the characters than when I first started reading it. Maybe that was the point, I'm not sure. I just felt like it was missing something, another voice perhaps, a different perspective from the main character, something to ground the book and make the reader more invested in what happened by the end. It was all very one note for me.
That said, reviews here seem to be on the whole very positive, so I'm definitely in the minority here. Perhaps I should have broken up my reading, and therefore had time to sit with the character and the point of the book.