I tried, but this book was just not for me and I wasn't able to finish. I can appreciate the writing.

I was given a NetGalley widget for this one a year ago and I just got around to reading it and dangit it was so good. I am so thankful for the opportunity to have consumed this wildly relevant fictional tale, which felt not at all fictional, more like historical fiction, due to the times. The cover initially was what drew me in, but I'm so thankful to have stuck with it because the outcome was magical. I always love listening to audiobooks and when they sweep me off my feet, I'm just utterly captivated! I always really enjoy multi-cultural thrillers, for I embark on a journey through a land unknown to me, while still getting spooked.

It's really rare for a book to make me uncomfortable, and this one put me there. I didn't finish this one, because it was just too much for me. I appreciate what the author was trying to do here, and wish this one would've landed!

Unfortunately this title was archived before I had a chance to read it so this rating is based on the average of all the reviews I've read and how I think I would have felt.

I'm not really sure how to feel about this book. After reading the synopsis I thought it would be interesting and that it would be something I would enjoy but I have to admit that I was pretty disappointed. I'm okay with dark stories and kinks and other people's fantasies and fetishes but the main character had me a little uncomfortable at times. Being uncomfortable while reading isn't always a bad thing but I also didn't enjoy the writing here. The characters are sort of melted together and I couldn't connect with any of them on any level. Obviously finding X was the main characters goal but overall the storyline just seemed kind of senseless and all over the place. This one wasn't for me.

Davey Davis' X is a story unlike any I've read before. I found the political climate of the book to be incredibly interesting. There's a lot of jumping around that made the read difficult at times, but the story was engaging enough for me to not be put off by that. This is definitely not a book for everyone (including me at times), but if you're looking for something different you might find it here.

This book is gritty, sexy, dark, troubled, and a little but of humor thrown in. I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but when I tell you I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this! Lee is a very complex character, dealing with a lot of unresolved emotion and trauma which is a common motif in this title. I loved the complexity of gender roles and intertwining of BDSM and fluidity. Not for the faint of heart, but beautiful in its own way.

This is a noisy hectic and chaotic book - a story of violence and terror in NYC, The story features a sadist (Lee). Her introduction to X is what powers the tale. When Lee finds out that the undesirables of NY are being exported, they are determined to find X and save her. What happens between includes snark, trans and queer stories, dark humor, dystopia, horror, surveillance and lots of sex. Davey Davis is a fascinating writer and recommended for all those real rebels out there!
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