Rhonda Monarque

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan audio for this ALC.

This story is imaginative, eerie, and full of originality—Sarah Gailey has such a distinct voice as a writer. The premise is strange in the best way and kept me curious all the way through. What really stood out, though, was the narrator, who brought so much energy and nuance to the story. Their performance added depth and emotion, making the unsettling parts even more gripping. A creative, memorable listen.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for the ALC.

I’m not sure I fully understood what the author was going for in Open Wide. The writing was fine, but the story didn’t quite click for me. I felt like I was missing the deeper point, and that kept me from fully connecting with it.

I think part of my issue was that the narrator made the main character sound like a teenager and with the subject matter it took me out of the story. This probably would have been better if read with my eyes instead of my ears.