Took me forever to get through this cause I was so busy.... Still mulling over my rating though.
I've settled on a 3.5 rounded up. I did enjoy the writing a lot but having the most unreliable narrator “recount” a story 40 years later did leave some things underdeveloped while we got almost too much information about his teenaged sex life.
Overall I think I would still recommend the book so that's why I rounded up not done. #justiceforrobbert
I really wanted to like this book but I found the plotline overcomplicated and confusing. Kidan is unlikable and can't even stick to her own messed up morals, Susenyos' motives make no sense, and God forbid either of them actually communicate with each other. The timeline jumps around rapidly and what would have been an opportunity to actually show character development we just get told about it after the fact. Like we went from study groups to drinking buddies without actually bonding???
I think if the book wasn't over-hyped maybe I would have gave it 3* but I was left feeling really disappointed, I don't even care to find out what happens in the next book.
The writing was beautiful and the ideas incredible, but in my opinion needed a lot more editing and trimming. If you liked it more than me I'm happy for you, I hope the next book is less divisive.