this book was NOT good and i think at this point i need to stop pretending that olivia dade is for me
as much as i like reading books with representatithis book was NOT good and i think at this point i need to stop pretending that olivia dade is for me
as much as i like reading books with representation of fat girls, this one came at the MAJOR expense of being unbearably unreadable. i hate to roast the main character because we did have a lot in common with our insecurities and depressive tendencies, but i really could not take her seriously because her dialogue was absolutely miserable. so overwritten, weighed down by memes and references that were sometimes decades old, and generally so unbelievable as a main character to the point where i was shocked that the main male lead didn't find her horrendous instead of attractive.
immediately when i read the one (and only...... and on page 300....) sex scene, all i could think about was how i was going to quote it WORD FOR WORD in this review because the main character's dialogue was absolutely diabolical. if i had to suffer, then so do you:
"You are the undisputed Champion of Head, long may he reign, and long may he lick. You can grab a condom and get inside the pussy you now own. Congratulations, by the way. The owner's manual will arrive in your inbox shortly."
this book wanted to be twilight and after by anna todd SO bad. how you gonna write a "badass" main male character who needs now what in the fresh hell
this book wanted to be twilight and after by anna todd SO bad. how you gonna write a "badass" main male character who needs a knife to eat pasta and also grand gestured at the end by SINGING at the main character's opening night of her art show ...more
i'm obsessed with the fact that this book could have chosen anywhere in the world to build a dark, culty vampire boarding school and the authors chosei'm obsessed with the fact that this book could have chosen anywhere in the world to build a dark, culty vampire boarding school and the authors chose TULSA, OKLAHOMA. like girl what do you mean you've been chosen to be a vampire and you have to escape in the night to go train on how to be a vampire and they have you sitting in spanish and drama class in the middle of oklahoma?!
the only reason i was able to enjoy this book is because i went into it with the expectation that it would be absolutely ridiculous, over-dramatic early 2000s teen writing, and it 100% is. this book is very dated and uses slurs, fatphobia, and slut shaming nearly on every page. and also randomly, a lot of the plot is centered on the protagonist's indigenous descent giving her extra spiritual powers, and it felt like using cherokee culture as a costume for their main character.
i wouldn't really recommend it as i think it aged terribly, but it was interesting to see all the branches off of twilight's success. i can totally see why i wouldn't have been allowed to read this as a tween because it was surprisingly mature with talks of blowjobs and religion and the challenges of being a teenager. it was quite addicting and i read it in a day even though the last half of the book really has no plot. however, the way the rest of the series is TWELVE BOOKS is not necessary
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