Third person omniscient started driving me nuts after a while. That’s never really bothered me before, but this time it did. The book felt much longer than it needed to be, with a lot of repetitive thoughts and unnecessary descriptions and details. The plot itself is good, and the pacing isn’t bad in theory, but it honestly felt like the story was about twice as long as it needed to be.
I truly liked the storyline and the character development. The problem wasn’t the ideas, it was how often the same thoughts and emotional beats were repeated over and over again. It felt less like a writing issue and more like an editing one. With tighter editing, this could have been a really solid book, and it honestly would have made a terrific short story.
I kept thinking that if there had been stronger editorial feedback before publication, many of these issues could have been easily remedied. With better editing this really could have been a great book.
★★★
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