Reviews

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

krista114's review

5.0

This book was insane and felt like nothing I’ve ever read before. It made me question if I’m an unreliable narrator for my own life.

katiekay915's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ladyinverse's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

what did I just read 😅

amanda_the_librarian's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

zhoronto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

krobson's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

clearlybones's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

beelzebex's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I have no doubt that some of the story went over my head, what stood out most to me (besides the ending,  ofc) was that Leila would rather believe in an apocalypse than that she killed her family

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

juniperspolyphony's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting little book. I liked the shifting narratives, and unreliable narrator aspect that comes with therapy. 

I still struggled to understand what was happening a few times, but I might give it a re-read at some point to try again.