Rachel Roy
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- 2
- Medlemmar
- 93
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- #200,859
- Betyg
- 3.3
- Recensioner
- 5
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The turns in the story felt really convenient. There was no basis for a lot of Raya’s successes in this book. Not that I want to hold her back and drag her down, but the treasure hunt aspect was the whole leadup at the beginning of the book, and it was resolved very easily and very early. The kidnapping at the end felt like an opportunity to tell a very powerful truth, but it happens so fast and the resolution was absolutely flown through… it didn’t work, not well. For a book about the difficulties in even a privileged life, everything seemed far too easy to fix.
It’s not just the plot turns, either. The character relationships don’t work, there’s far too much reliance on pop culture between relationships, and there are far took many stereotypes. There are also too many prominently important characters, including a celebrity no less. A celebrity with a connection to the person Raya’s cousin is obsessed with (Nick Jonas). Of course1 What else would possibly happen when you go to an ashram to find whatever guidance your grandmother left behind for you! Raya is also far too respected, with nearly every character taking her advice without question and everything works out with a very “happily ever after” vibe.
I just don’t believe it. This book has a lot of compelling pieces, but either something is lost in editing that should have been there, or the writing is simply… lacking. On their own, there are many parts of 96 Words for Love that would have been interesting. There are many characters with potential to grow. But because of the lack of direction, everything fell flat and ended up being neatly tied up with a fluffy pink bow and didn’t work at all.
I’m not saying this was a bad book, either, so please don’t misunderstand. There were a lot of things that were unique and interesting! I think what makes this most difficult was all the potential. 96 Words for Love was a really easy book to read and it was easy to fall into and absorb. But it failed to be satisfying.… (mer)