Kat reviewed Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede
The misanthroppiest place on earth
3 stars
Maeve works as a Disney Princess at Disneyland, haunts dive bars on the Sunset Strip and lives with her Old Hollywood grandmother. She's cultivating her misanthropic side but it's not quite enough, eventually settling on going the full Patrick Bateman.
I like how CJ Leede writes (I'm talking the phrasing and such, not the subject matter) but this book seemed a couple of drafts away from being finished. There is too much that doesn't add up, too many loose ends and late/improbable reveals. And I'm taking into account the cartoony, turned up to 11 storytelling.
A lot about it was fun, although it was too sadistic and mean-spirited for me. Guess I'm not ready for this anti-hero.