A review by raethereviewer
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

2.0

I read this for my young adult fiction class. It wasn't an enjoyable reading experience for me and I'm just going to list out some of my general thoughts about the novel:

It feels weird classifying this as young adult, especially with some of the explicit content. I honestly don't think this would be good for anyone under 16.

I don't think I've ever hated a fictional character as much as I hate Henry.

This book had no business being this long. It honestly dragged for most of the novel and if I didn't have to write a paper on it for class, I simply wouldn't have finished it.

Things started to get interesting in that last section. Still hated it though.

There was so much trauma for trauma sake in this novel. I get that it's historical fiction. I get that it tackles tough issues. But there has to be a limit, right?
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