#BookReview Nightcrawling

I was disappointed by this one. I had high hopes for it but despite the subject being a story that should be told this is going to be a forgettable one for me because I felt no connection to the characters.

I think the writing style was part of the issue for me. It is overwritten to my taste. Leila Mottley is a talented writer and she can write beautiful sentences. But, more often than not I find too much flowery & descriptive language gets in the way of character and plot. If I'm struggling to work out what is actually happening in the moment through the poetic metaphor I am not connected to the story or the character.

Kiara always felt too detached for me, I found her cold & I just couldn't get invested in her story as much as I really wanted to. I felt like there was always a wall up & I was watching her from a distance.

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📚 Nightcrawling by Letitia Mottley

+ Amazing achievement for teenage author.
+ Gives voice to marginalised POV, a deserving story.
- Too much poetic, flowery language gets in the way of character & plot.
- I found Kiara too detached. I didn't feel like I knew *her* & couldn't get invested in her story.
- Found it a very dry & slow reading. Ultimately forgettable.

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