The Woebegones: ANNIE by A. Noel Biddy

My Review: 

​3.5 stars. 

The good: I appreciated how deeply we delved into Annie's mind. I could feel her pain, and I understood, more or less, why she was the way she was. I enjoyed the gothic style of writing infused with the modern-day atmosphere; it gave me Carrie vibes, honestly. 

The bad: I don't believe every sentence or every paragraph needs poetic, flowery writing. This made it take longer to read each paragraph, and I felt like I kept rereading lines because I'd get lost. There were no dialogue tags, nor dialogue (with dialogue), and I think the book needs a second revision for editing, as some paragraphs lasted four pages. 

All in all, this book has so much potential. The dark nature of Annie and her extensive inner monologues made me curious about her, but I felt like a lot of the actions and spoken parts got lost in the poetic writing. 

Overall, it was an interesting read, I just was irritated with how long the paragraphs were and it was annoying trying to reread a paragraph to understand what just happened, only to be wrong the second time I read it. But Annie is developed and well-rounded, and I'm not surprised by her actions because there was so much inner dialogue. Everything she did made sense to me, even if I disagreed with what she was doing. 

I also loved the imagery and symbolism of the ending.

Summary: 

Haunted by the enemies of her past, Annie used her unique imagination to crush those who crossed her as her art was a way to cope with the pain, where the horrifying dreams allowed her to prosper and become galvanised in the written word that she pledged to fulfil in her destiny. But sadly as fate twists and a nightmare is confronted Annie knows that the only way to escape the pain of the past is to act with no mercy in the present.
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