Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

DNF @ 39%

2.5 stars

Alright, so I did try to read through this one, but I have so much to read in such a short amount a time that reading something I don't care about, felt like a waste of time.

So, I think this book is well written. This is one of the reasons I almost got through it all. The writing flows and is easy to read through. There are jumps in time, but the year is clearly stated which helps keep everything together.

I found the fact that we don't (at least up til I was) ever read through the main character's POV even though this is a story about him. Weird, but I feel this is done well.

Unfortunately, none of the character's grabbed me. While most have their own quirks, the voices mostly sounded the same to me, except for Roarke who is a wild child. So, a switch from a junior high student to a teacher POV was hard to tell apart.

So, what is it that had me putting down this book? I was bored.
See, I think I'm just not a fan of magical realism??? If I needed to read this book for a challenge or with a group I could totally do it, but I just don't want to... For me, nothing is happening. I like the classic beginning, middle, and end to a story, but I don't think this one was going in that direction. Plus, magical realism tends to have a certain tone or atmosphere which I think is suppose to inspire awe in the reader or tries to create magic in the real world - I can't explain it, mostly because it doesn't work for me at all. It mostly has me rolling my eyes.

BUT, now I know this is a thing for me and can stay away from magical realism unless pushed.

Therefore, I do hope others will give this decent book a try if magical realism is a good factor for them.