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A review by vi_llainvibes
Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad
2.0
I have to admit I never read a book similar to “Mercury Boys”. It was an interesting story but I’m not the biggest fan of it.
I couldn’t stand the main character - Saskia - I felt like the author was trying to remind me just how different and quirky she was. I like watching old movies and have tons of family trauma myself but I don’t make it my whole personality. On top of that, she was really judgy, manipulative and SO SELFISH.
Advice to anyone who wants to make friends? Don’t guilt-trip your potential friend into doing something that may result in them losing their job.
Another thing - for a YA book, the teenage representation was really not that good. Aside from Lila (and maybe some side characters) - the only one acting like an actual teenager, not a moody child - all the characters were unlikable and it made me want to stop reading several times.
One of the few things I liked were the chapters where the girls dreamed. That was quite interesting but didn’t really make up for everything else.
Maybe I built up my expectations a little too high after reading the synopsis but I didn’t really like it that much.
ARC received from Books Forward.
I couldn’t stand the main character - Saskia - I felt like the author was trying to remind me just how different and quirky she was. I like watching old movies and have tons of family trauma myself but I don’t make it my whole personality. On top of that, she was really judgy, manipulative and SO SELFISH.
Advice to anyone who wants to make friends? Don’t guilt-trip your potential friend into doing something that may result in them losing their job.
Another thing - for a YA book, the teenage representation was really not that good. Aside from Lila (and maybe some side characters) - the only one acting like an actual teenager, not a moody child - all the characters were unlikable and it made me want to stop reading several times.
One of the few things I liked were the chapters where the girls dreamed. That was quite interesting but didn’t really make up for everything else.
Maybe I built up my expectations a little too high after reading the synopsis but I didn’t really like it that much.
ARC received from Books Forward.