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Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
5.0
This captures the private high school experience so well. I especially liked the framing devices used.
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
3.5
I thought this book was a pretty solid mystery thriller but nothing exceptional. The plot twists were somewhat predictable but not entertaining nonetheless.
This book has three alternating POVs: Camden (Ruby’s adopted son and heir of the McTavish house & fortune), Jules (Camden’s wife), and letters from Ruby McTavish. I absolutely hated the narration style in Jules’ POV where she speaks directly to the reader. I already dislike it when the POV character purposely misleads or straight-up lies to the reader about key information to generate a big “plot twist.” It’s even worse when the POV character does that and then talks to the reader about how “it isn’t what it looks like” and launches into a multi-page explanation. In my opinion, it’s lazy writing and a total cop-out to actually having to explain motivations or integrate backstory into the narrative without an obvious infodump.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This book has three alternating POVs: Camden (Ruby’s adopted son and heir of the McTavish house & fortune), Jules (Camden’s wife), and letters from Ruby McTavish. I absolutely hated the narration style in Jules’ POV where she speaks directly to the reader. I already dislike it when the POV character purposely misleads or straight-up lies to the reader about key information to generate a big “plot twist.” It’s even worse when the POV character does that and then talks to the reader about how “it isn’t what it looks like” and launches into a multi-page explanation. In my opinion, it’s lazy writing and a total cop-out to actually having to explain motivations or integrate backstory into the narrative without an obvious infodump.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.