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Limetown by Cote Smith
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really liked it
bookshelves: arcs, mystery, published-2018, lgtbqia, read-2018

I received a copy of an uncorrected proof at NYCC this year - thank you to Simon and Schuster for the opportunity to read this book!

Overall, I enjoyed this book. The first few chapters had me a bit concerned - I don't know why I didn't expect the alternating narratives, and both Lia and Emile's high school days were a bit slow to get through. That being said, around 100 pages, this book really got interesting. I definitely preferred Emile's story, and kind of wish it had just been Emile for the most part - the Lia in the book didn't line up with the Lia in the podcast so much. She felt too cold and distant?

I haven't gone back through Limetown since I finished the book (I did it before starting, but I'll be binging it again tomorrow) to see how the entire book colors the listening, but I know it will. There are characters mentioned in the show that definitely appear in the book, as well as understanding how we actually got to Limetown.

I will be curious to pick up a copy of the finished book to see if it's cleaner. Some of my biggest problems with the book do lie with the inconsistencies of it maybe being an uncorrected proof. For instance one character - Robyn- changes pronouns three times. And not in a "this is part of the character" way, but more in a "we hadn't quite figured out what gender we want to make this character" kind of way (because really, the character is minor.) The ending is also a bit weird - as in the last three or four pages - because it switches to second person, almost within a sentence. I had to read it twice to understand what exactly was happening, and it was incredibly rushed. Honestly, if the ending of the book doesn't show back up in the podcast given how rushed it was, I will be a bit disappointed.

I'm wavering between 3.5 and 4 stars, but overall, if you are a fan of the podcast, check out the book. If you haven't listened to the podcast....I'm not 100% sure the book stands on its own as interesting, but it is a good place to start!
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Reading Progress

October 5, 2018 – Shelved
October 5, 2018 – Shelved as: published-2018
October 5, 2018 – Shelved as: mystery
October 5, 2018 – Shelved as: arcs
October 5, 2018 – Shelved as: to-read
October 29, 2018 – Started Reading
October 29, 2018 –
page 25
8.62%
October 29, 2018 –
page 65
22.41%
October 30, 2018 –
page 100
34.48%
October 31, 2018 –
page 150
51.72%
October 31, 2018 –
page 175
60.34%
October 31, 2018 –
page 205
70.69%
November 1, 2018 –
page 246
84.83%
November 1, 2018 – Shelved as: lgtbqia
November 1, 2018 – Shelved as: read-2018
November 1, 2018 – Finished Reading

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