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books4life2000's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
adreann's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
looseleafellie's review against another edition
3.0
After enjoying [b:Tainted|23519286|Tainted (The ARC, #1)|Alexandra Moody|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415533583s/23519286.jpg|42990016], and practically devouring [b:Talented|25112217|Talented (The ARC, # 2)|Alexandra Moody|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425981272s/25112217.jpg|44806108], I started reading Fractured right away. Unfortunately, I don't think it does the other two books justice.
First of all, there didn't seem to be much of a plot. For half the book Elle is stuck in hospital, and for the other half things are happening so fast that it was hard to keep track of what was going on. It didn't help that there were several new subplots introduced, as well as the old ones.
My pet peeve about this book was that it drove me crazy how little description there was of the numerous tests which Elle was subjected to. There were a couple of tests (an eye injection and an MRI) which were described in meticulous detail, but the rest of them had no other description than basically, "the doctors ran tests on me". This happened time and time again, and I just wanted a little bit of description about those tests. Were they blood tests? IQ tests? Math tests? Or what?
I also never really got the thing about Elle losing her memory. There didn't seem to be much point to it, except to confuse the reader.
On the positive side, though, I loved it how, thanks to her stay in the hospital,
Overall (and I hate to say this), I think Fractured was a let-down. But fortunately it's not the last in the series -- there's one more to come -- so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Book 4 will offer a satisfying conclusion to the ARC series.
First of all, there didn't seem to be much of a plot. For half the book Elle is stuck in hospital, and for the other half things are happening so fast that it was hard to keep track of what was going on. It didn't help that there were several new subplots introduced, as well as the old ones.
My pet peeve about this book was that it drove me crazy how little description there was of the numerous tests which Elle was subjected to. There were a couple of tests (an eye injection and an MRI) which were described in meticulous detail, but the rest of them had no other description than basically, "the doctors ran tests on me". This happened time and time again, and I just wanted a little bit of description about those tests. Were they blood tests? IQ tests? Math tests? Or what?
I also never really got the thing about Elle losing her memory. There didn't seem to be much point to it, except to confuse the reader.
On the positive side, though, I loved it how, thanks to her stay in the hospital,
Spoiler
Elle is no longer untalented. I love her freezing power (very fitting considering that her last name is Winters) and the fact that she can absorb other people's talents. I also liked her struggle with controlling her power -- maybe more than a little reminiscent of Elsa in Frozen, but I can forgive that.Overall (and I hate to say this), I think Fractured was a let-down. But fortunately it's not the last in the series -- there's one more to come -- so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Book 4 will offer a satisfying conclusion to the ARC series.
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