Scan barcode
A review by mcgbreads
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
ARC review; thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio | Macmillan Young Listeners for the access to the ALC.
My first reading experience with Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé was a flop. I see a lot of people really loving this, but I'm sadly not one of them.
Granted, I was really into it at first! I love a good dark academic setting, the mystery was set up nicely, and the characters were interesting. I liked that they didn't read super young even though this is YA; that's always such a treat. However, this started dragging on and on and on, it got soooo boring and it lost me.
It's a DNF at 65%. I even tried listening at 2.5x speed to get over the snail's pace and get back into the story, but it didn't work. Not even 3x speed made me feel like I could continue pushing through this.
If I feel like I have to "push through" a book, there's no way I'm giving it more than 3 stars by the end. I've read reviews to see what I missed and the ending wouldn't have saved this for me personally, so I don't regret pulling the plug.
Based on what I know of the story at the 65% mark and my experience + enjoyment level, I would give this 2.5 stars. This just didn't work for me and that's okay. That doesn't mean it won't work for other people and I hope it works for you if you're interested in checking this out.
My first reading experience with Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé was a flop. I see a lot of people really loving this, but I'm sadly not one of them.
Granted, I was really into it at first! I love a good dark academic setting, the mystery was set up nicely, and the characters were interesting. I liked that they didn't read super young even though this is YA; that's always such a treat. However, this started dragging on and on and on, it got soooo boring and it lost me.
It's a DNF at 65%. I even tried listening at 2.5x speed to get over the snail's pace and get back into the story, but it didn't work. Not even 3x speed made me feel like I could continue pushing through this.
If I feel like I have to "push through" a book, there's no way I'm giving it more than 3 stars by the end. I've read reviews to see what I missed and the ending wouldn't have saved this for me personally, so I don't regret pulling the plug.
Based on what I know of the story at the 65% mark and my experience + enjoyment level, I would give this 2.5 stars. This just didn't work for me and that's okay. That doesn't mean it won't work for other people and I hope it works for you if you're interested in checking this out.