this is my first coho book, and i never thought that i would ever read/listen to any of her books, but there was a 2-for-1 offer on auditable and it was one of the few that appealed to me so i got it!

the beginning was boring for me, it felt like it dragged more than it should’ve. a lot of things that beyah did get on my nerves; she felt more like a book character than an actual human like she was written by an AI (not saying that she is, but saying that she’s devoid of humane emotions). 

as we finally go into the story and meet people, it felt like all supporting characters were more humane than her and samson (the love interest); both of them seemed way too broody to be human. like, i get it, their lives are hard, and they’re always struggling, all understandable. however, not every moment and every conversation these 2 have needs to be about something really deep and both of them trying to figure the other out. you literally met less than 5 days ago. the same also goes for the narrator; maybe if they didn’t read their convos in an over-brooding tone it would’ve felt lighter to listen to. 

By the end of the book, I felt bothered by how some important subjects

like sara’s ed

were taken lightly and left unmentioned, but i also found the plot twist grabbing. 

if it wasn’t for the plot twist in the last couple of chapters, this book would’ve been a 3.25/5 rather than a 4.25/5. however, again, the most interesting part of the book was rushed because of the dragging beginning, so all of the books potential was left unexplored.