I
really wanted to like this one, and I stuck with it far longer than I normally
would because the setup had potential and I kept hoping it would tighten up.
Unfortunately, the reading experience never smoothed out for me.
The biggest issue was pacing. Scenes felt padded, with a lot
of circling the same beats—events would move forward, then the narrative would
swing back again, and the constant back-and-forth started to feel like momentum
loss instead of suspense-building. On top of that, there were frequent repeated
thoughts and internal commentary that read as random and redundant rather than
illuminating, so I found myself skimming just to get to the next actual
development.
Because so much page time was spent on repetition and mental
noise, the tension didn’t land for me—rather than feeling pulled through the
mystery, I felt stalled in it. By the time I reached the last stretch, I wasn’t
curious so much as tired, and that’s usually the point where I know a book and
I aren’t clicking.
officially Did Not Finish at 86%. At that point, continuing felt like forcing it,
and I didn’t want to spend more time pushing through material that wasn’t
working for me. That said, if you enjoy a more meandering, highly introspective
style—and you don’t mind frequent reiteration of thoughts—this may work better
for you than it did for me.
I might look up a recap to see how it ends, if I decide I care, but I’m calling it here.
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