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A review by cripcor
Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I don't even know what to say about this book. I've had it on my tbr FOREVER because of the cerebral palsy rep but like honestly,,,the book was just okay?? I definitely enjoyed gus's pov more than kalyn's. I would've liked if his character was explored more beyond 'disabled nerd who's dad got murdered' but alas...
Kalyn as a character had her good moments but overall she just screamed the 'I'm not like other girls' trope, which to be fair, she's not, nobody else in town has their dad in prison for murder. But like,,girlypop We Get It!!!
Maybe if I read more slow paced books I wouldn't have had an issue with this book's pace, but this book is over 400 pages and it's Slow as Hell, which makes it feel longer than it is, the twist didn't come till over halfway through and the reveal was honestly hard for me to follow. It was very confusing. I did enjoy Gus's story, and I liked the dynamic between him and Phil. (still unsure how I feel about Phil, he's a Weird kid for sure but I think he was also just,,,weirdly written, like beyond the point of it being part of his characterization)
the audiobook narration was pretty good!! Kept me from dnf'ing this tbh. All in all this book made me Tired and I think gus and Phil should kiss, The End
Kalyn as a character had her good moments but overall she just screamed the 'I'm not like other girls' trope, which to be fair, she's not, nobody else in town has their dad in prison for murder. But like,,girlypop We Get It!!!
Maybe if I read more slow paced books I wouldn't have had an issue with this book's pace, but this book is over 400 pages and it's Slow as Hell, which makes it feel longer than it is, the twist didn't come till over halfway through and the reveal was honestly hard for me to follow. It was very confusing. I did enjoy Gus's story, and I liked the dynamic between him and Phil. (still unsure how I feel about Phil, he's a Weird kid for sure but I think he was also just,,,weirdly written, like beyond the point of it being part of his characterization)
the audiobook narration was pretty good!! Kept me from dnf'ing this tbh. All in all this book made me Tired and I think gus and Phil should kiss, The End