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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
WOW. That ending 10/10 has me hooked to continue the series. Super well written and I was really captivated the entire book. I just stayed up until 7am to finish it because I didn’t want to put it down lol. Haven’t done that in a long time. I hope the rest of the series is just as good! Will continue soon!
interesting vampire dystopia where one of the characters has autism.
Genre-mashing, blood-dripping fun: 3.5 Stars. There were problems, black marks in my book of book-mistakes, of course: sloppy writing, insta-wuv, dystopia sense-making issues, etc. etc. But I enjoyed Mel and Lily. Carter and the supporting characters, Joe, McKenna, and Sebastian are all delightfully complex and largely unique and memorable characters. The plot is solid, though I found it a tad slow to get rolling, not surprising for a first book in a series. The end has a twist I might not have seen coming, I don't think, had I not seen the last few pages as I thumbed through in my early bored moments. I'll for sure check out the rest of the series though. The second one looks like it takes even more interesting turns.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very fast pace. Could not put it down. Liked Lily enough. Was very thrilling
Basic YA dystopia... saving one's selves (and maybe eventually the rest of humanity) with a strong side of mistimed angsty love...
Would be interested in knowing more about the vampire biology/origins, which seem a bit under-developed (or maybe that's just a plot device, since those who are in-the-know seem intent on not telling Lily too much too quickly... as they run for their lives...?). Also, very reminiscent of Justin Cronin's vamps...
And, Mel. There's a lot more going on with Mel than anyone gives her credit for (which seems, sadly, spot-on for many with ASD)... but with Lily's big realization at the end (which is foreshadowed for awhile!), there becomes so much more to sift back through and unpack. Like, what does that mean about how MEL has perceived herself and her relation/burden to Lily over the months at the farm? (And, since Mel is maybe not as out-of-it as everyone else seems to assume she is, why not give her more chapters?) This could be some heavy/complex work for all the characters to try to make sense of in the sequel... I certainly hope it doesn't just go down the full-on ableistroute.
Would be interested in knowing more about the vampire biology/origins, which seem a bit under-developed (or maybe that's just a plot device, since those who are in-the-know seem intent on not telling Lily too much too quickly... as they run for their lives...?). Also, very reminiscent of Justin Cronin's vamps...
And, Mel. There's a lot more going on with Mel than anyone gives her credit for (which seems, sadly, spot-on for many with ASD)... but with Lily's big realization at the end (which is foreshadowed for awhile!), there becomes so much more to sift back through and unpack. Like, what does that mean about how MEL has perceived herself and her relation/burden to Lily over the months at the farm? (And, since Mel is maybe not as out-of-it as everyone else seems to assume she is, why not give her more chapters?) This could be some heavy/complex work for all the characters to try to make sense of in the sequel... I certainly hope it doesn't just go down the full-on ableist
Spoiler
"becoming a vamp cures her autism"
Tbh I really enjoyed this books blend of dystopia and vampires, it was interesting. But the blurb kind of spoiled part of the end of the book for me which kinds of tainted the reading experience
The Farm sounded like it would be cool but it was different than I thought it would be. In a bad way. I thought it would be about two sisters trying to escape fom this prison and into a dangerous world full of infected humans called ticks. We kinda got that, just tweaked in ways I didn't exactly like. Now we have real vampires and people who have the "special" genes. Oh and a weird romance going on.
The other tiny problem I had with the book was all of the grammar mistakes. That was irritating. Such as :"She no idea what she was." This was not the only time this happened.
I also didn't like the way the author broke her world's rules. There were so many things the ticks shouldn't have been able to do yet they did it.
At least the book left me curious toward what would happen next. I will be reading the next book.
2.5
The other tiny problem I had with the book was all of the grammar mistakes. That was irritating. Such as :"She no idea what she was." This was not the only time this happened.
I also didn't like the way the author broke her world's rules. There were so many things the ticks shouldn't have been able to do yet they did it.
At least the book left me curious toward what would happen next. I will be reading the next book.
2.5
Hmm. Interesting? I probably only finished this because it was the only book I took with me on a long car ride. It does get better, that's important to note. The first 200ish pages are sort of slow. The last hundred were not disappointing.
I see some people liked the spin on vampires, to which I would like to point out, the vamps are pretty standard, it's the ticks that are new. I would've been okay with just ticks, they were pretty cool.
As with a lot of YA, I felt like the action was rushed and the lovey-dovey was drawn out. I also had to raise an eyebrow at Mel's POV chapters. Taking on writing a character with autism is tricky and I've seen it done better than this.
All in all, it was an okay read but it didn't make me hurrah. I would read the second installment only for the cliffhanger (and if I inherited the book from my roomie like I did this one.)
I see some people liked the spin on vampires, to which I would like to point out, the vamps are pretty standard, it's the ticks that are new. I would've been okay with just ticks, they were pretty cool.
As with a lot of YA, I felt like the action was rushed and the lovey-dovey was drawn out. I also had to raise an eyebrow at Mel's POV chapters. Taking on writing a character with autism is tricky and I've seen it done better than this.
All in all, it was an okay read but it didn't make me hurrah. I would read the second installment only for the cliffhanger (and if I inherited the book from my roomie like I did this one.)
Engaging story with an obvious twist at the end. I will say that the obviousness of the ending did not detract from my enjoyment of the book and I will continue with the series.