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A review by careythesixth
The Grimmer by Naben Ruthnum
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
DNF at 84%
I'm tired of this book and I just don't care. I'm mad because it started off amazing. And then it just devolved into a series of events that sort of happened as opposed to a cohesive narrative. This book also suffers from "we'll tell you everything later" and "we lied about X but now we'll tell you the truth." And there's no reason for any of it. The protagonists are underdeveloped and/or garbage humans and villain is creepy but evil for evil's sake. And who in their right mind just lets a 15 year old boy borrow their cat?!!! For reasons. Fuck no you cannot borrow my cat. I don't care how sad you are or how well I know your parents.
I know I'm not the target audience for this book, but I've also read a bunch of YA/MG books that don't suffer from feeling half baked nonsense.
I'm tired of this book and I just don't care. I'm mad because it started off amazing. And then it just devolved into a series of events that sort of happened as opposed to a cohesive narrative. This book also suffers from "we'll tell you everything later" and "we lied about X but now we'll tell you the truth." And there's no reason for any of it. The protagonists are underdeveloped and/or garbage humans and villain is creepy but evil for evil's sake. And who in their right mind just lets a 15 year old boy borrow their cat?!!! For reasons. Fuck no you cannot borrow my cat. I don't care how sad you are or how well I know your parents.
I know I'm not the target audience for this book, but I've also read a bunch of YA/MG books that don't suffer from feeling half baked nonsense.