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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first two chapters of this book (the preface & the prologue) would normally have been enough for me to DNF this book.
Let's talk about the preface. It's a short historical summary of how the world got to where it is in this book. It's the laziest writing device of them all. We should be given this information organically throughout the story as we need it & the truth is, we didn't NEED any of this information for the story. So this book started with several boring, unnecessary pages.
And then there's the prologue. A prologue is meant to be riveting, to hook you into wanting to read the story. Perhaps this did interest and hook some people, but for me, this was a dull introduction to a mystery - more about some random woman than the actual plot or characters. Sigh.
I would've DNF'd this book at this point, except it was recommended by a friend who has decent taste in books so I figured I'd give it another chapter or two (especially since the preface & prologue were not what the story was presented as in the blurb).
Once I got a couple of chapters in, I started to enjoy the story. The obsessive man (Mad Rogan) isn't my fave trope, but it was done okay.
I might have rated this 3+ stars, but then the end came...
Let's talk about the preface. It's a short historical summary of how the world got to where it is in this book. It's the laziest writing device of them all. We should be given this information organically throughout the story as we need it & the truth is, we didn't NEED any of this information for the story. So this book started with several boring, unnecessary pages.
And then there's the prologue. A prologue is meant to be riveting, to hook you into wanting to read the story. Perhaps this did interest and hook some people, but for me, this was a dull introduction to a mystery - more about some random woman than the actual plot or characters. Sigh.
I would've DNF'd this book at this point, except it was recommended by a friend who has decent taste in books so I figured I'd give it another chapter or two (especially since the preface & prologue were not what the story was presented as in the blurb).
Once I got a couple of chapters in, I started to enjoy the story. The obsessive man (Mad Rogan) isn't my fave trope, but it was done okay.
I might have rated this 3+ stars, but then the end came...
Of course, her kiss would break him out of destruction mode. Seriously, can we never give strong women actual strength instead of having them be a man's caretaker??? Rogan's POV chapter threw me because it had the exact same tone as the rest of the book and so I didn't immediately realize it was his perspective (also he was referred to as Connor (?? maybe ??), a name he'd only been referred to as once before in the entire book). I'm glad the random woman from the first chapter made an appearance, but seriously? This is the best plot we can come up with? How boring.
I could not finish this review without screaming my anger that
I don't know if I'll continue the series...
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes