Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe

I really wanted to like this one. I pushed nearly to 50 percent – which is quite far as usually I know by 10 or 20% if it's a book for me – but I kept trying to make it work for me. It had a cute cover, it looked like it was about something important and apparently it did find its audience – which is great! I'm glad that it was able to mean something for someone – just not for me.

It read like a book I could easily find in back in 2010s. We're nearing the end of 2022 (still cant believe that) and reading this really felt like I was a teen again reading cringey reads. By cringey I mean unnecessary stereotyping of various characters just because they're a cheerleader? A pretty girl must be one that has no ‘real' thoughts and so on – I was very unimpressed and that was a big reason for me not wanting to read anymore.

I also didn't like the style of writing – it contributed to my dislike of the book and also made it feel like a book stuck in the 2010s. It's not that I didn't like Jess, I I just didn't think much of her because of how she saw everyone else. And okay, sure, I understand how that's not her fault, her circumstances are much different and all that – but even that didn't help my feelings towards her/the book.