Interesting concept but i feel like there are certain themes that i wish were explored further, for example the relationship that Vesper had with her mother. Even to the end it’s unclear what was the purpose of Constance. I feel like the author doesn’t know whether she is the villain or the hero, just like how she’s being portrayed in the movie at the end of the book. I think if we had more in depth exploration of a mother-daughter relationship, something more than ‘she hated her daughter’ it’d be a better book. Also i don’t like the mc voice and character, she’s weak from start to finish, she’s unlikable, she doesn’t have any redeeming quality about her. The only way you can feel any feeling but dislike for her is when you acknowledge that she’s a victim in this story. And yes she is! but there should be more to her than that. Why is she /just/ a victim who behaves badly and rarely ever gets any punishment? why does she think that the world is mean to her when she’s been treated like she was special, beautiful, and amazing her entire life? Only when she left the commune did she finally see the real world and how everyone might not be so nice to her. In the end, we don’t really get to see any character development from Vesper. She is STILL just the victim and there’s nothing else going on with her other than that.
Overall I think this book would be so much better if Vesper had more going on in her inner monologue or if she had more power, especially as someone who’s been steered by everyone for the entire book.