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A review by angel_f13
In at the Deep End by Kate Davies
3.0
Well, I did not expect the book to take the direction it took. I really enjoyed the beginning - Julia echoed Fleabag’s mannerisms and I found her witty humour hilarious and relatable.
Then the introduction of Julia’s love interest, Sam, causes a bit of a shift and I felt quite uncomfortable from then on. Sam’s crude obsession with sex is jarring. Just gets a bit too vulgar for me and I felt like I was reading a different book at times.
You see Julia gradually lose herself which is an unfortunate contrast to earlier in the book where she’s discovers she’s a lesbian after her first time with a girl and talks about the joys of finding herself, the irony. I do feel her self-discovery of her sexuality was rushed a bit but that may have been to shed light on other parts of herself she learns about.
Overall a very interesting and emotive read
Then the introduction of Julia’s love interest, Sam, causes a bit of a shift and I felt quite uncomfortable from then on. Sam’s crude obsession with sex is jarring. Just gets a bit too vulgar for me and I felt like I was reading a different book at times.
You see Julia gradually lose herself which is an unfortunate contrast to earlier in the book where she’s discovers she’s a lesbian after her first time with a girl and talks about the joys of finding herself, the irony. I do feel her self-discovery of her sexuality was rushed a bit but that may have been to shed light on other parts of herself she learns about.
Overall a very interesting and emotive read