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The Favorites by Layne Fargo
2.5
The Favorites by Layne Fargo is billed as a mashup of Daisy Jones and the Six and Wuthering Heights. Told in interviews, news pieces, and traditional prose, this is the story of elite level figure skaters. We specifically follow Katarina Shaw and her adopted sibling, Heath Rocha.
I found this book long but I always wanted to keep reading. I liked the character development around Heath, but felt that Katarina's development was a bit less than I wanted for a nearly 500 page book's main character. The final 20% of this book had me hiding out and trying to block out the noise of many children and adults while visiting family after the holidays, as I was sure it was building to something huge. Alas, it was not- in my opinion.
Many readers are loving this, so if it sounds good to you please go for it! Looking back, I'm not a fan of Wuthering Heights and toxic romance so this is a me problem.
I found this book long but I always wanted to keep reading. I liked the character development around Heath, but felt that Katarina's development was a bit less than I wanted for a nearly 500 page book's main character. The final 20% of this book had me hiding out and trying to block out the noise of many children and adults while visiting family after the holidays, as I was sure it was building to something huge. Alas, it was not- in my opinion.
Many readers are loving this, so if it sounds good to you please go for it! Looking back, I'm not a fan of Wuthering Heights and toxic romance so this is a me problem.