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Aphrodite in Pieces
Lauren J.A. Bear
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This Raging Sea
De Elizabeth
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Let’s get one thing straight: you cannot read this book expecting these characters to act like real people. They are extremely tropey and over-the-top, and the side characters in particular are pretty one-dimensional.
That being said, by the time I got to the ending, I was very pleasantly surprised. Overall, it’s a lighthearted story, and fast and simple enough that it might get me out of a reading slump. I’ve been reading too many dark things lately, and forgot how nice it felt to leave a book feeling hopeful about the world and humanity.
I’ve heard very good reviews of this book, and was a little surprised at how overly simplistic and sometimes clunky the prose was. Considering Sadie is supposed to be so incredibly smart, her narration came off as juvenile. I understand this is common in YA, and maybe it’s because I’m reading this in my twenties, but I’ve also read plenty of YA with much better prose, and I would’ve expected something a little more elevated coming from a narrator like Sadie.
The concept and premise are interesting and the pacing was fairly good, but the plot twist towards the end was unfortunately predictable. The dialogue was pretty unrealistic and hard to imagine actually being spoken by a teenager. Some of the jokes fell flat, but others were fairly clever.
TL;DR: If you can get past the simplistic writing style and unrealistic characters, it’s quite a cute and fast read!
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I Hope This Doesn't Find You
Ann Liang
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