Earlier this year I was reading a book I’d been excited for. I did my usual research, scanned some ratings, read some reviews.. maybe I’d first heard about it on a blog somewhere.
These are the top review quotes for the book:
The Times said it was ‘for strong stomachs’
Joanne Harris says it’s ‘very dark’.
HELLLOOO UNDERSTATEMENT!
I’ve read countless books described similarly, if not word for word. Very occasionally I will put a book down through boredom, THIS was the first book I put down in disgust.
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