Plain Bad Heroines

It is a lovely mashup of a celesbian romance and Gothic horror. Many many queer characters and plenty of ff relationships. I was leary bc of other reviews, but if you like weird and witty dive in! It\’s a much better than average diversion.

It was fun. It was slow. It was confusing. It was incredible! And now that I\’m done, I want to listen again. Seriously, I bought the hard copy today and am flipping through the drawings as I write this review. Dis some good sh*t. But yeah, get the book. Give it a try. It mixes in so many genres and writing styles in a way that I\’ve never seen before. Plus it\’s taking queer characters and giving them a story that doesn\’t define them by their sexuality. =) Yay progress!

Well, that was wonderful! I noticed the comparison to Marisha Pessl in the description and, having read, \”Night Film,\” during a power outage recently (Not recommended. (Not the book! That I recommend quite strongly. Just wait \’til you can turn on a light!)); I can back that up. There are similarities to Gemma Files, \”Experimental Film,\” (also good) as well. Especially once we get into the film industry bits (very different types of film, but still). The main reasons I really enjoyed this, however, were the characters themselves. In that way, this book is superior to both of the previous two I mentioned, in my opinion. I was able to relate to these characters so easily. I would find myself getting annoyed at something one of our three leads would be getting petty about and then be able to go, \”Yeah, but she\’s an insecure perfectionist isn\’t she? Sound familiar, buddy?\” Not to mention (ever so slight spoilers, friends)… There was one passage about inhaling a pretty girl\’s second hand smoke as you decide whether or not to kiss her that… Well, suddenly I was in a memory… 27 again, standing outside a local dive talking to a beautiful girl and wondering, \”Just maybe.\” I was in that sense memory long enough to get goosebumps. That should suggest the level of writing on display, really. Also, this can get genuinely spooky! Never let it be said that I don\’t enjoy some of the ol\’ (fictional) ultraviolence. Gross descriptions? Sign me up. I love the visceral stuff. As a matter of fact I\’m putting off listening to the new, \”Jack Reacher,\” novel to write this very review. And let me just say, I am equally (if not more) impressed by someone who can unnerve me with atmosphere alone, which Emily M. Danforth has done in spades. This novel is dripping with atmosphere, both gothic and modern at the same time. I\’d like to use a quote from the novel to sum up, if I may: \”Esse Quam Veridi,\” which if two years of high school latin (and one particularly cool elective (both taught by the same awesome dude)) serve correctly has its roots in Cicero\’s writings, and means, \”To be, rather than to seem.\” Too often in modern horror (especially in film (not always, mind you, but still too much)) there seems to be a trend to make the lead characters unlikeable so you\’ll… I dunno, enjoy seeing them killed more? So little substance. Many, \”Seem,\” to have one characteristic only. It\’s nice too see the antithesis of that in this novel. With genuinely relatable characters and a good spooky, haunting feel… I Can\’t reccomend this one enough! Okay, also, I\’ve grown to love the narration of Xe Sands! After hearing her knock Caitlin R. Kiernan\’s, \”Alabaster,\” short story collection out of the park I was so Impressed! So glad she did this one. An extra dimension of cool, right there. Oh, and as a final note, the Pdf file I recieved did not work (I\’m using the windows 10 app, so, results may vary). However, there is a note on how to get to the Pdf through the publisher\’s website, so no real loss. But good to know. Thanks and enjoy!

20 hours of multiple stories that have the potential to go somewhere, prepares to go somewhere, but goes no where. it makes no sense, leaves you with more questions than answers. a very frustrating read. doesn\’t help that you rarely know when the narrator starts a new chapter until shes about a full paragraph or 2 in, just a giant cluster fuck over all.

This is the most boring book ever I ever listen to wish I could get my credit back I only listen to 1 hour and could take it no longer

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