Scan barcode
A review by saylaurmoon
Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
2.0
↠ 2.5 stars ⭐
July 2023 BOTM Pick
Given how hard it is for me to give a rating any lower than a 4 without feeling bad (LOL), I genuinely didn't think it was possible for me to give a rating lower than a 3. But here we are.
When I finished this last night, I was leaning toward a 3.5. But the more I think about it, the more disappointed I am in this book. I've heard good things about Gong's other work (which I have not read), but this was... just not good. UGH AND THE PREMISE SOUNDED SO GOOD TOO.
Where do I start? Okay, well, the world-building was an absolute mess. It left me with more questions than answers and there was a lot of explanation missing. The idea of "body jumping" seemed so unique and interesting and it was just... very lackluster. I feel like the author didn't flesh out this concept enough prior to starting the novel and just developed it as she went. I'm usually a sucker for multiple POVs in a story, but I felt it was poorly executed here. I mean, it felt like at one point the POV changed mid-paragraph??? Like what. I also had absolutely no attachment to any characters because all of them lacked depth and development. The "romance?" Literally zero chemistry, so much so that not even a sex scene (which was also not that great) could save it for me. Seriously, I think I didn't DNF it out of pure stubbornness and curiosity to see if it got any better... Honestly, the best part of the book was the last chapter and I think wanting to know wtf happens next will be the only reason I pick up the second one in the future.
July 2023 BOTM Pick
Given how hard it is for me to give a rating any lower than a 4 without feeling bad (LOL), I genuinely didn't think it was possible for me to give a rating lower than a 3. But here we are.
When I finished this last night, I was leaning toward a 3.5. But the more I think about it, the more disappointed I am in this book. I've heard good things about Gong's other work (which I have not read), but this was... just not good. UGH AND THE PREMISE SOUNDED SO GOOD TOO.
Where do I start? Okay, well, the world-building was an absolute mess. It left me with more questions than answers and there was a lot of explanation missing. The idea of "body jumping" seemed so unique and interesting and it was just... very lackluster. I feel like the author didn't flesh out this concept enough prior to starting the novel and just developed it as she went. I'm usually a sucker for multiple POVs in a story, but I felt it was poorly executed here. I mean, it felt like at one point the POV changed mid-paragraph??? Like what. I also had absolutely no attachment to any characters because all of them lacked depth and development. The "romance?" Literally zero chemistry, so much so that not even a sex scene (which was also not that great) could save it for me. Seriously, I think I didn't DNF it out of pure stubbornness and curiosity to see if it got any better...