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A review by amandalop
Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco-Moore
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The only reason I finished this book is because a student loaned it to me and I wanted to return it and not have to lie that I finished the book.
This book reads like a teenager wrote it. The concept of the plot itself is fine, actually, it's intriguing. However, everything else falls apart. The characters lack depth. The writing quality is bad. The use of profanity reads like a preteen who recently learned swear words and uses them for the hell of it. Reading the book, you'll encounter things and be like "oh, that absolutely is going to lead somewhere!" nope, never does. The book tries to deal with some heavy topics like mental illness (see: protagonist's mother) and does it in extremely harmful ways using extremely outdated language.
There's potential here, but I personally cannot wait to return this book to its owner.
This book reads like a teenager wrote it. The concept of the plot itself is fine, actually, it's intriguing. However, everything else falls apart. The characters lack depth. The writing quality is bad. The use of profanity reads like a preteen who recently learned swear words and uses them for the hell of it. Reading the book, you'll encounter things and be like "oh, that absolutely is going to lead somewhere!" nope, never does. The book tries to deal with some heavy topics like mental illness (see: protagonist's mother) and does it in extremely harmful ways using extremely outdated language.
There's potential here, but I personally cannot wait to return this book to its owner.