That was the wildest, dumbest, most interesting, unhinged, complete wackjob ending that both made perfect sense, cleared up every loose thread, and confused the fuck out of me. I honestly can't decide if I liked this book or hated it. 5 stars or 1. Was it a lazy ending or was it perfect? The Mc pissed me off to no end and I wanted her to eat dirt and get what she deserved and not get a redemption arc and… yay? But like… not? I've honestly never been more confused about a book in my life.
Now. From a writing standpoint it's amazing. The authors voice is unique, the style is catchy, the author matches the writing to the mc that evolves with the character over the course of the book. Damn good just for that. A scene that pissed me off and felt completely unnecessary when I read it turned out to (grudgingly) actually make sense in the context later.
I stand by what I said before. I've never read a book I both hated and really liked. But it was interesting.
by DaraMari83
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I did not understand why the MC called her daughters “fat fucking bitches” in the 1850s bit. I still don’t after finishing the book
I just started it. So I read your title and nothing else, but I’ll be back as soon as I finish. So far I love it — I was raised a little fundie-adjacent, so Natalie’s reminding me of a lot of people I know.
I don’t like the “gap”- how did she get from boss lady to crazy captive in the woods? I couldn’t really trace how that happened. Was she drugged? Really mentally unwell? That still just doesn’t sit well with me
Thought the book was awful. Wow, Kim Kardashian goes back in time to learn she’s fake. There’s no character growth from what I saw. It’s just hostile AWFL wish fulfillment. At least in other iterations, stories of the naive/ignorant person going back in time and learning where meat comes from for example shows character maturation and growth. It’s also not a self-aware story at all considering how rampant the problem is on the left as well.