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The Goat Children by Jordan Elizabeth
2.0
This book was not for me.
The writing style annoyed me. Everything seemed overly dramatic, which the audio book narrator only made worse.
The premise bothered me too, letting a 17 y/o take care of her grandmother who lives hours away without any real support. All of the adults in her life failed her. Not to mention that Keziah isn't exactly a competent 17 y/o, which makes it even more nonsensical. It also didn't help that her oma was an awful person. The only person she was ever good to was Keziah before she turned 12. But even when Keziah was young, oma was awful to the people around her. And oma blaming Keziahs younger sister Phoebe for having the wrong father, that's not something I think I'd be able to forgive, but Keziah doesn't bat an eye.
The thing I was most interested in was the magical goat children, but although they get mentioned quite a bit, you never actually get to know them. I think I would have like the book a lot more if we also got to read the stories about them that Keziah got to read. Maybe then I'd understand her choice to finally join them better.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
The writing style annoyed me. Everything seemed overly dramatic, which the audio book narrator only made worse.
The premise bothered me too, letting a 17 y/o take care of her grandmother who lives hours away without any real support. All of the adults in her life failed her. Not to mention that Keziah isn't exactly a competent 17 y/o, which makes it even more nonsensical. It also didn't help that her oma was an awful person. The only person she was ever good to was Keziah before she turned 12. But even when Keziah was young, oma was awful to the people around her. And oma blaming Keziahs younger sister Phoebe for having the wrong father, that's not something I think I'd be able to forgive, but Keziah doesn't bat an eye.
The thing I was most interested in was the magical goat children, but although they get mentioned quite a bit, you never actually get to know them. I think I would have like the book a lot more if we also got to read the stories about them that Keziah got to read. Maybe then I'd understand her choice to finally join them better.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.