Book Review: Enshrine by Chelle Bliss

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I wasn’t going to write a review, but read some reviews on Audible that felt a tad aggressive. Mainly people were saying Callie, the main character, was a selfish narcissist. Now, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but that is a bit extreme. I never felt like Callie was being selfish and was nowhere near being a narcissist. Sometimes she could be sharp or negative, but the woman has cancer: she is allowed to be a little moody.

My mother is about 6 months cancer free and I am her primary caregiver, so maybe I just have a different perspective.

I definitely didn’t think this was a perfect book. There were some aspects that didn’t feel as developed as they could have been.

There were also some things that didn’t feel as accurate when it came to the cancer and medical aspects. I am no expert, but I’ve interacted with a lot of medical professionals throughout my mom’s treatment. She had a different cancer, but Callie did/said different things than what I was told.

Personally, I’m not a huge fan of romances surrounding major life changes. I just think-in real life-that can lead to bad decision making.

I need to briefly address the audio performance. This is mainly performed by a female narrator. Unfortunately, this is a narrator I’ve heard before and I don’t like her performance. She isn’t awful, but doesn’t work for me. She does this breathy thing with her voice I don’t like. And it was the same type of voice and performance as the other books I’ve listened too. Maybe I’m being harsh-I’d give her performance a 3. But, again, this is a personal preference thing.

OK. I’m going to stop-this has gone on much longer than I thought.

Thanks for reading!
Holly