“Take What You Need” – Idra Novey

Quality of Writing: 9/10

Pace: 7/10

Plot Development: 2/10

Characters: 4/10

Enjoyability: 2/10

Insightfulness: 2/10

Ease of Reading: N/A

Voice Casting: 5/10

Overall Rating: ⭐️

The only good thing about this book was that it was engaging enough to finish it. That’s probably because it was like listening to a train wreck.

What was this book about?

Was it about relationships? Sex? White supremacy? Art? Diversity? Charity? Politics?

Take What You Need was all over the place, and none of the plot points really felt like they went together. The whole book was a manglement itself. There was no satisfying ending. I don’t need a happy ending. I need one that ties the book together enough to make the read feel worth it. If I wanted a rambling story with no end and no climax I would ask a four year old about their day.

This book had no payoff. The entire ending is told in a hypothetical which is not only a weird choice, but very off putting. The book is vaguely political in the worst way and not redeemable. The characters are interesting but not fleshed out enough and not very likable.