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A review by onthesamepage
The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Had I known that this was the 4th book in a series, I wouldn't have gotten the ARC for it. I found the fantasy elements to be disjointed and haphazard, but that could be because I haven't read the other books, so I'm not stating that as judgement, just clarification.
I really disliked the setup, however. Eli is basically a stalker, but the way it's presented is the author trying to make it seem like a cute quirk instead of an issue he should seek therapy for. Iris is the only non-magical person in her family and they all treat her like trash (her sister stole her boyfriend while they were still dating and the family is just okay with this), and I'm just not in the mood for this story.
Had I known that this was the 4th book in a series, I wouldn't have gotten the ARC for it. I found the fantasy elements to be disjointed and haphazard, but that could be because I haven't read the other books, so I'm not stating that as judgement, just clarification.
I really disliked the setup, however. Eli is basically a stalker, but the way it's presented is the author trying to make it seem like a cute quirk instead of an issue he should seek therapy for. Iris is the only non-magical person in her family and they all treat her like trash (her sister stole her boyfriend while they were still dating and the family is just okay with this), and I'm just not in the mood for this story.
Moderate: Stalking