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A review by galaxiesofbooks
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
i can't believe this is the author's debut book, like... how does he write about women so well? for once in my reading experience i didn't have to read about tits and the bottom as is the norm regarding male authors lol. that in itself was a plus.
now, the writing style. i did like the fact that this book had 8 parts and all of them were named. it gave you a sense of what was about to happen.
also shesheshen's shapeshifting descriptions were really vivid and for me that was the horror part of the book. i was grossed out a couple of times lol.
the way that the animal abuse was described in this book... i mean, that in itself was the reason why i gave it a full star less because i DESPISE that in books and i didn't think it would be this graphic. 😭
overall i wasn't too much of a fan of the writing style cos at times it made the story drag for me and even put me in a 2 day slump. i didn't wanna pick this book up. it made me feel like i was reading a 500 page book when it was just over 300.
my favourite characters were definitely blueberry bear and shesheshen. i wish we could've seen more of blueberry tho she was so wholesome. 😩
i absolutely hated the baroness and ode. they were such bitches oml, i did like how shesheshen was so against the baroness tho, she was such a badass for that lol.
i also found some moments between shesheshen and homily cute & wholesome but other than that the writing style really made the story slow for me.
and then i wanted to know more about this offspring, that character was interesting to say the least lmao.
i liked the romance in this book but at the same time it felt a bit too fast and homily became comfortable with shesheshen too quickly. i wanted there to be more tension between them since shesheshen was a monster.
i didn't see majority of the plot twists coming but these 2 things i did see coming (i'm gonna mention them on goodreads if you want spoilers) which disappointed me cos these things are common in fantasy books.
it also seemed at times unbelievable how a monster could adapt so easily to the situation of being with humans and act like a human too. shesheshen was supposed, in all actuality, to have difficulties doing that cos she had no concept of how to be a human.
i enjoyed the ending of this book which was really sweet and normally i like chaotic endings but this one worked well as a cute little moment!
i understand why people would hate this book and i also understand why people would absolutely love this. it wasn't my favourite one but it definitely wasn't a straight up dnf. i personally can't recommend this but a lot of people seem to love it so maybe it's just a me problem. 😂
now, the writing style. i did like the fact that this book had 8 parts and all of them were named. it gave you a sense of what was about to happen.
also shesheshen's shapeshifting descriptions were really vivid and for me that was the horror part of the book. i was grossed out a couple of times lol.
the way that the animal abuse was described in this book... i mean, that in itself was the reason why i gave it a full star less because i DESPISE that in books and i didn't think it would be this graphic. 😭
overall i wasn't too much of a fan of the writing style cos at times it made the story drag for me and even put me in a 2 day slump. i didn't wanna pick this book up. it made me feel like i was reading a 500 page book when it was just over 300.
my favourite characters were definitely blueberry bear and shesheshen. i wish we could've seen more of blueberry tho she was so wholesome. 😩
i absolutely hated the baroness and ode. they were such bitches oml, i did like how shesheshen was so against the baroness tho, she was such a badass for that lol.
i also found some moments between shesheshen and homily cute & wholesome but other than that the writing style really made the story slow for me.
and then i wanted to know more about this offspring, that character was interesting to say the least lmao.
i liked the romance in this book but at the same time it felt a bit too fast and homily became comfortable with shesheshen too quickly. i wanted there to be more tension between them since shesheshen was a monster.
i didn't see majority of the plot twists coming but these 2 things i did see coming (i'm gonna mention them on goodreads if you want spoilers) which disappointed me cos these things are common in fantasy books.
it also seemed at times unbelievable how a monster could adapt so easily to the situation of being with humans and act like a human too. shesheshen was supposed, in all actuality, to have difficulties doing that cos she had no concept of how to be a human.
i enjoyed the ending of this book which was really sweet and normally i like chaotic endings but this one worked well as a cute little moment!
i understand why people would hate this book and i also understand why people would absolutely love this. it wasn't my favourite one but it definitely wasn't a straight up dnf. i personally can't recommend this but a lot of people seem to love it so maybe it's just a me problem. 😂
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Bullying