I think this was interesting but maybe not subversive or intricate enough? The narrator is incredibly judgmentaA short little, climate fiction horror.
I think this was interesting but maybe not subversive or intricate enough? The narrator is incredibly judgmental and condescending, thinking everyone around him (mostly his sons, the rich, and anyone they've thrown their lot in with) to be monsters. Though is it so surprising that his progeny would turn out that way, given his own villainy? Perhaps not.
Dear Review Reader, It pains me on occasion such as this to bring you dire news (well, at least by the time you read the end of this review) that thougDear Review Reader, It pains me on occasion such as this to bring you dire news (well, at least by the time you read the end of this review) that though I was radiantly hopeful and anticipating this new book, this is no longer the case (though maybe I don't need to actually be telling you this, as you can plainly see my rating of DNF already).
This is not a freshwater review, as I am simply filled with too much salt (primarily at the editor who let bypass such a multitude of illogical details in the first chapter alone that I cannot bear not to mention it). I write to tell you this (and I hope you have picked up on my particular style of writing which is not by chance but is in fact an exact parody on every line!) because I regrettably touted this book as the next Emily Wilde when, alas, it is not.
Though the cover is quite beautiful (stunning colors!) and I love a light academia (or a dark academia, or perhaps a greyscale academia that's somewhere in between), it is difficult to read the same voice written across four different characters -a voice written precisely like this, with this frequency of parentheses and all- and I cannot fathom having read a further 400 pages.
May the readers who love this style find this book perfectly made for them. For now I shall swim to other waters.
Yours, Me, My Shelf, & I (If it helps, I also go by "GR reviewer")
Thank you to Orbit and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC. All thoughts, opinions, and sassiness are my own. ----------------------- Original Review ----------------------- I have been told this is like Emily Wilde but underwater, so now I have no choice but to read it.
Merged review:
Dear Review Reader, It pains me on occasion such as this to bring you dire news (well, at least by the time you read the end of this review) that though I was radiantly hopeful and anticipating this new book, this is no longer the case (though maybe I don't need to actually be telling you this, as you can plainly see my rating of DNF already).
This is not a freshwater review, as I am simply filled with too much salt (primarily at the editor who let bypass such a multitude of illogical details in the first chapter alone that I cannot bear not to mention it). I write to tell you this (and I hope you have picked up on my particular style of writing which is not by chance but is in fact an exact parody on every line!) because I regrettably touted this book as the next Emily Wilde when, alas, it is not.
Though the cover is quite beautiful (stunning colors!) and I love a light academia (or a dark academia, or perhaps a greyscale academia that's somewhere in between), it is difficult to read the same voice written across four different characters -a voice written precisely like this, with this frequency of parentheses and all- and I cannot fathom having read a further 400 pages.
May the readers who love this style find this book perfectly made for them. For now I shall swim to other waters.
Yours, Me, My Shelf, & I (If it helps, I also go by "GR reviewer")
Thank you to Orbit and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC. All thoughts, opinions, and sassiness are my own. ----------------------- Original Review ----------------------- I have been told this is like Emily Wilde but underwater, so now I have no choice but to read it....more
This was fun and while I found myself grinning stupidly at the ebook for a little while there, it's a 3.5 rounded down.
Woulda been a 3.5 rounded up ifThis was fun and while I found myself grinning stupidly at the ebook for a little while there, it's a 3.5 rounded down.
Woulda been a 3.5 rounded up if not for the vibes-killing third act breakup/miscommunication thing.
I think the obstacles were too built up and too easily dealt with, there wasn't enough weight given to how male-dominated and biased the publishing industry is (an accountant with a PowerPoint was the perfect moment to break out some statistics and I'm so disappointed they overlooked that opportunity entirely).
Cute, fun, Tika (the dog) didn't get anywhere near enough screentime, kinda the same as every other romance book (enough so that at one point I actually wondered if I'd started reading it before)....more
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