lucyblackbirdreads 's review for:

Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I received an ARC through a Goodreads giveaway. Having said this, my simple review is not influenced by my appreciation in receiving this from the publishers.

Overall, I really enjoyed this alt-reality where everyone is blind. However, having said that, there were some things I personally didn't enjoy that is reflective in my 3 star rating.
I personally felt there were too many POV in the book that hindered the enjoyment. *Any specifics will be tagged as spoilers.*

Spoiler

I would have rather not had a chapters from the perspective of Leila, Ballantine, Nayles, and mostly Peterson.

Adding extra perspectives made it feel as if parts of the story were being hand-fed to me. I'm a reader who is okay with mystery. I'm okay with not knowing full details of what's going on, not having all the answers.

Spoiler

Having the chapters from the victims, I felt it took away from that mystery of if Owens was going crazy or not, if he was really unhinged like his peers were thinking. If that mystery was there, it would have been more engaging.

Even with that, I did enjoy it overall. I loved this world where everyone is blind and has to depend on devices to be able to 'see' again, where some choose to stay blind and live their life that way. It made me think on which way I'd live, and I still don't know.
One thing I do hope is it does go through another review as there were some technical errors that in no way reflects the author's work, such as paragraph breaks in the middle of a sentence and grammatical errors.