Mitchel Ebbett > Recent Status Updates

Was auto returned to the library so on hold for now.

Part 3

Part 2

Finally

Another audiobook

I need this to be good, please, I need a W.

DNF at 18%. I’m tired of books being long for the sake of being long. Your story needs to be interesting enough to warrant that length. You also really need to lay out some kind of hook earlier in the plot, I shouldn’t be almost 20% of the way through a book before you’re introducing what is probably going to be the main driver. I really, truly, dislike the writing style of this book.

Re-listen/read with Heather, she’ll be continuing with the audiobook and I’ll be continuing with physical/e-book depending on vibes. I’m already picking up some hints for later and now that I know James’ approach with plot clues I’m really excited for a re-read.

The first two chapters are such a bad start to the book, honestly. There is some dialogue and lines that are ROUGH. But it really picks up quickly. I didn’t like the writing style at first either but I had a “I get it now” moment a bit into it, the descriptions are just enough to get you into the scenes but not so much that the gore is disgusting.

Having a single chapter that takes place in 6 different years should be illegal.

What a breath of fresh air.

9/12 short stories down.

My goal forces me to not DNF this book. At least I’m listening to the audiobook so I can do it at 1.5x speed while doing other things to make it a little more enjoyable.