The non Prophet

I groaned more than moaned.

Revisado: 03-25-24

I saw a review for this on a tiktok. suffice to say it's the last time I'll be taking recommendations from them and I canceled my pre order for another book by this author.
the "Dark theme" was not my issue, if you wanna even call it dark. sure there murder and bonadage (done horribly) but it was more . . . meh.

it was the downright awful FMC who's a 22 year old virgin BTW. it felt like she was written by a man.

also male narrator sounded super congested?

over all I don't know how this book has gotten so many rave reviews but it's a 1/10 from me.

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over written manic pixi vibes.

Revisado: 03-07-24

Repetive, over written, and generally confusing.

I've read books where it's written like a modern day fairy tale and I tend to like them but this one is rather poorly done.

I gave up 1/3 of the way through.

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*rolls eyes*

Revisado: 03-07-24

I reacted (a least once a chapter of which there are over 100) to this book much as I would an awful pun.
With a groan, a laugh, and a muttered "seriously?"

Which wouldnt be so bad if this were an even mildly comical book, but it's not. Do yourself a favor and don't buy this if you're not SUPER into name dropping, male power fantasy, and . . .idk cars I guess?

as a fan of this genre I'm ashamed.

the narrator was good though.

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I'm here for it

Revisado: 01-14-24

MC is OP but it's far from boring. this authors got a new fan for life.

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90% screen writing focused

Revisado: 12-08-23

I want to preface this by saying I am not a professional writer.
I write mostly as a hobby, but I have been paid to do so once or twice.
just putting that out there as it feels relevant when reviewing a book about writing

firstly if you write anything other than screen plays don't bother with this.
secondly this book isn't about improving your writing. Its more more about how to write something that's appealing to movie/TV producers.

i will say there are like one, or two helpful nuggets of information that can be used outside of screen writing but they aren't exclusive to this book.

save your money keep looking

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it actually kept me guessing just one issue.

Revisado: 08-16-23

I liked it overall. Narration, the story, the twists, the subject matter and themes all great.

I do however have one issue-
the amount of times certain phrases were repeated.
I get that when you really want to nail a point home you repeat it. so it sticks in the mind and stands out to the reader.
but
honestly?
They skipped over "oh that must be important" level repetition, to "okay little weird you're saying it again." repetition and WAY beyond that to the point where it felt like the writer just needed a few more for the word count. like it genuinely felt like she just FLIPPED pages pointed to spots in the books and put "the house her father built" until her fingers got tired.

other than that it's great. a way around that may be to not listen to it all in one day like I did and that may make it less glaring.

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When's my report due?

Revisado: 08-16-23

The whole thing feels like something you would of had to read for a HS English class. it's not juvenile, it just follows that kind of recipie.

-Sprinkles of content that are "mature" and "taboo" that keep you turning the pages in hopes you'll get more of that. but spoiler there isn't. like I said it's sprinkled and very sparingly at that.

-this whole book is basically perfect for a " what are the deeper themes of X book" essay. lots to work with and all very low hanging fruit. You could skim and get a C.

-the end seemed rushed and incomplete too. Which again common thing for required reading. so they can ask you questions about what happened after for an extra 5 points on a creative writing assignment.

this was recommended by a few people and placed in the horror or suspense category. it's got some "dark themes" and mild gore. neither enough to fit in those categories.

I would call it a "graphic fairy tale" at most.

I would return it if I could.

but the narration is great.

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does her voice give anyone else anxiety?

Revisado: 07-07-23

it can't just be me but this narrator sounds like she's on the verge of crying through the ENTIRE book?
Initially I thought
"eh she had a rough day maybe, whatever it will change."
Nope whole book. it's not just uncomfortable it's anxiety inducing.

Now for the book itself. lack luster and repetitive. like I swear they copy pasted sections from earlier chapters into later sections like a kid adding words to reach the minimum on an essay. I had to make sure I hadnt accidently skipped backward but nope.
there are some gems of knowledge but over all just not worth the credit in more ways than one.

which thanks to audibles new RIDICULOUS return policy I'm stuck with this.

lady are you okay?

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Tropey and jumbled.

Revisado: 06-15-23

tropey, with troubling parts, red herings, jumbled over all and despite all of that not long enough.

oh not because it's not good and i needed more but because it doesn't actually finish the story. which makes it worse.

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reeks of privilege but it is informational.

Revisado: 06-04-23

Read it if you're interested in food and wine because it's quite informational especially if you're american- BUT take it with a grain of salt.

it's a weeeee bit repetitive.

it's pretentious, as most things involving foodies are.


over all? worth the credit. I would recommend it to certain people not everyone.

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