i wanted to love this so badly but there were just some things that disappointed me.

first of all, i noticed several spelling and grammatical errors in this. too many for it to be just an accident unfortunately.

i found that sometimes sentences were worded poorly and that overall the book just really read like a first draft of a debut. there were no speech marks in the book, which can be executed very well (think sally rooney) but combined with the lack of clarity in macmanus’ writing at times it was just difficult to read and often confusing. sometimes the book would go from narration to dialogue without so much as a line break. 

the plot was really interested and i enjoyed the story, it was still a good read overall but i feel like my rating is definitely lower than it could’ve been had the book went through more intensive editing. macmanus’ definitely has potential and i look forward to improvement and growth in her career!