All it took was one line and I was hooked- “The assistant working the night shift has kindly eyes which make her turn away.” Immediately I was thinking about the kind of person who would avoid the kindness of others? Who was this girl? What was her story? And what in her past was making her act this way?
Then, as I progressed I only became more enthralled. It’s not often an author can write in such a delicate manner that the reader simultaneously isn’t sure if they like the protagonist yet feels compelled to read on and understand them. Jackson has hit that sweet spot in these first 30 pages.
Already we have met characters with rich personalities, establishing very little about them apart from this- they each want something they do not have. This forces us to ponder- how far would they go to get it?
I thought Jackson’s writing style was a magnificent blend of imagery, making the most mundane features have a sense of eerie beauty, and dense with information that can help us to solve the mysteries of just who Liv is.
Then, as I progressed I only became more enthralled. It’s not often an author can write in such a delicate manner that the reader simultaneously isn’t sure if they like the protagonist yet feels compelled to read on and understand them. Jackson has hit that sweet spot in these first 30 pages.
Already we have met characters with rich personalities, establishing very little about them apart from this- they each want something they do not have. This forces us to ponder- how far would they go to get it?
I thought Jackson’s writing style was a magnificent blend of imagery, making the most mundane features have a sense of eerie beauty, and dense with information that can help us to solve the mysteries of just who Liv is.