HOW LUCKY BY WILL LEITCH
A novel reminiscent, in some ways, of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”. Diagnosed as a child with spinal muscular atrophy much of the book is preoccupied with the effects this has and continues to have on the protagonist’s life. This was also the aspect I enjoyed the most.
Though, overall, a relatively enjoyable and readable book I found the ending too abrupt and quite meh, with the “mystery” driving the plot uninteresting and lacking a satisfactory dénouement. ★★★☆☆
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HOOKED BY EMILY MCINTIRE
Touted as a modern-day “Peter Pan”-flavoured dark romance. Definitely not a retelling, more an AU take. The writing was fair but I didn’t enjoy the overly simplistic characterisations. I found the violence tediously cartoonish, the plot paper-thin, the characters bland and the twist not only telegraphed but semaphored, phoned and texted at me.
Unrealistically beautiful people falling in “Twue Wuv” practically instantaneously is just not something I can suspend my disbelief for, and don’t enjoy it. I also have Thoughts about the sex scenes when seen in context of the time frame they’re portrayed as occurring. Maybe Romance just isn’t the genre for me. All in all, meh. ★★★☆☆
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THE STEERSWOMAN BY ROSEMARY KIRSTEIN
This was a re-read to get me ready for the sequels. In 2016 I rather enjoyed it, liking the world building, the Steerswoman conceit and the writing, even if I found the plot a little lacking and the “villains” too reasonable.
This time it just didn’t work for me, finding it tedious and meandering. Just goes to show how much my mood influences how I feel about a book. Not sure I like that about me. ★★★☆☆
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A LADY OF ROOKSGRAVE MANOR BY KATHRYN MOON
Not the book I expected. Thought I was getting a victorian historical novel, turns out it’s actually a monster fucker porn-with-very-little-plot book. This will teach me to actually read dedications and blurb. The writing was fine and it was a quick read. However, I did not like the protagonist, a hyper-sexual “pick me girl”, who is perfect in every way, and the immediate and total lack of any actual tension in her “arrangement” strained all credulity. Not for me. ★★★☆☆
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