Saint X - I was overly excited to start this book. The cover of the book was appealing to the eye, the storyline of Alison going missing on a fictional Caribbean island was intriguing, however the book fell short for me.
I felt like the chapters were too long. The first couple chapters and the last couple chapters I enjoyed. I enjoyed the descriptive beach vibes of this island and felt as if I was there. Finding a dead girls body and having no idea what happened, with this unique little sister in the background seemed suspenseful, but I found the chapters to be too long and somewhat boring and repetitive.
I didn’t particularly like some of the narrative being in third person as well as the use of “we” instead of “us,” and “she and he” instead of “him or her.” I thought that was a bit odd.
There were too many characters, with chapters based on characters that I felt didn’t really serve a purpose toward the story line and just made the story too long. This was not the suspenseful thriller I was anticipating.
I liked Claire “Emily” as this intriguing little girl with odd tendencies, but as an adult she was somewhat boring and kind of a stalker. Thank you @netgalley for the free arc and my honest review. #netgalley #saintx #bookstagram #books
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I felt like the chapters were too long. The first couple chapters and the last couple chapters I enjoyed. I enjoyed the descriptive beach vibes of this island and felt as if I was there. Finding a dead girls body and having no idea what happened, with this unique little sister in the background seemed suspenseful, but I found the chapters to be too long and somewhat boring and repetitive.
I didn’t particularly like some of the narrative being in third person as well as the use of “we” instead of “us,” and “she and he” instead of “him or her.” I thought that was a bit odd.
There were too many characters, with chapters based on characters that I felt didn’t really serve a purpose toward the story line and just made the story too long. This was not the suspenseful thriller I was anticipating.
I liked Claire “Emily” as this intriguing little girl with odd tendencies, but as an adult she was somewhat boring and kind of a stalker. Thank you @netgalley for the free arc and my honest review. #netgalley #saintx #bookstagram #books
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