I received an ARC of “Sparrow” through bookish first in exchange for an honest review.
Triggers: Anyone who is interested in this books should know that there are themes of physical, emotional, and physiological abuse.
I really wanted to enjoy this book and initially I did, but I’ve got to be honest...I struggled to make it to the end. The themes of this book are so heavy and many of the characters who could lighten that, just don’t. Lucas...whiny Lucas who had little to no character growth or development. I wanted to like him but I just didn’t. I didn’t enjoy reading from his POV and I didn’t think he was the answer to all of Sparrow’s problems.
Sparrow, naive, sweet Sparrow...it was torture watching how meek, submissive, and complaint she was for Tristan. I wish the the author would have shown us the manipulation, how Tristian convinced her he loved her and got her back...again and again. Instead we were just told about it. Likewise, we never got see why she loved him in the first place. I wish the author would have convinced me Tristian loved Sparrow before she showed his darker side. It felt like they got together and he began abusing her right away.
I think this book had great potential, I loved Delaney!! It just missed the mark for me.
Triggers: Anyone who is interested in this books should know that there are themes of physical, emotional, and physiological abuse.
I really wanted to enjoy this book and initially I did, but I’ve got to be honest...I struggled to make it to the end. The themes of this book are so heavy and many of the characters who could lighten that, just don’t. Lucas...whiny Lucas who had little to no character growth or development. I wanted to like him but I just didn’t. I didn’t enjoy reading from his POV and I didn’t think he was the answer to all of Sparrow’s problems.
Sparrow, naive, sweet Sparrow...it was torture watching how meek, submissive, and complaint she was for Tristan. I wish the the author would have shown us the manipulation, how Tristian convinced her he loved her and got her back...again and again. Instead we were just told about it. Likewise, we never got see why she loved him in the first place. I wish the author would have convinced me Tristian loved Sparrow before she showed his darker side. It felt like they got together and he began abusing her right away.
I think this book had great potential, I loved Delaney!! It just missed the mark for me.