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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
It was so/so as a spy-type book. I am looking forward to read more, though, and I have high hopes for the continuation of the series and seeing how it plays out.
I really really really really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the fact that it didn't center around the love story, and that the main character was clever, and wasn't the typical "damsel in distress" and always needed protection. Their were many twists and turns that i couldn't predict... i mean i did slightly predict them, but it was only after a substantial amount of clues were given out. I wish the author gave a little bit more background on the families, or the present families because you do not know much about them, but hopefully Hall dive into them into the next book. AGH. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF @ 40%
All right, I tried. But I can't. I feel like that dude from lethal weapon. I'm definitely too old for this shit. Nothing about this book make sense and there's no way the FMC would ever survive this created world for even a minute. I've read a spoilery review and it seems it's only going to get worse. I'm done.
All right, I tried. But I can't. I feel like that dude from lethal weapon. I'm definitely too old for this shit. Nothing about this book make sense and there's no way the FMC would ever survive this created world for even a minute. I've read a spoilery review and it seems it's only going to get worse. I'm done.
This was OK. You have to kind of have to suspend your disbelief here and there (ok, I'll willingly get on a plane to Paris with a guy who held a knife at me earlier...). It wasn't exactly the "international escapade" I was expecting, and it dragged out in bits, but it's got some decent amounts of action. It was also fairly predictable, but I'm intrigued enough to continue.
Plus I really liked Stellan. Probably the only character that I really liked, and with how things left off, I really want to see where they take it.
Plus I really liked Stellan. Probably the only character that I really liked, and with how things left off, I really want to see where they take it.
This book isn't bad, you definitely get your questions answered throughout the series and it does lay and intriguing mystery but one thing the series never answers is why it matters for the families to stay in power. The families seem so greedy and evil, so why is she trying so hard to save them, the love triangle was also pretty good, if a little predictable. it felt like they just kept trying to create a sense of urgency that wasn't really there, so the whole time you keep asking yourself if it is actually a big deal or if they just want to stay in power.
Personally, when it comes to whether or not an ancient unelected governing body should stay in power or not, I don't really care. I am never going to be like, "oh no, we should root for these guys, they seem really important." They seem like the bad guys and when she decides to stay and try and help them it gets a little hard to root for the main character because she is unrelatable. I think especially as an American she should have gone along with the plan less. I was reading it as an American and the whole time I kept thinking, who died and made these guys king?
Anyways, it isn't a bad read, but it is forgettable.
Personally, when it comes to whether or not an ancient unelected governing body should stay in power or not, I don't really care. I am never going to be like, "oh no, we should root for these guys, they seem really important." They seem like the bad guys and when she decides to stay and try and help them it gets a little hard to root for the main character because she is unrelatable. I think especially as an American she should have gone along with the plan less. I was reading it as an American and the whole time I kept thinking, who died and made these guys king?
Anyways, it isn't a bad read, but it is forgettable.
I never bought into the world, and don't plan to read more of the series. I did like the characters, and I liked the concept.
Conspiracy theories, secret societies, whirlwind world travel, cute boys...once you suspend your belief a bit (a lot), it's a fun book.
However, This was also one of those titles that since the main character was learning the set-up along with the reader, there were a lot of info dump passages, and incredibly convenient happenings to advance the plot.
All that being said, if book two were out right now, I'd probably still read it. The ending.
Fun YA read, just don't analyze it too closely.
However,
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while I don't mind having to suspend belief while reading, characters still have to act in ways logical to their development. I had a really hard time accepting that Avery would just get on a plane with two strangers and not even contact her mother until much, much later the next day--especially if going to the prom was her idea of breaking the rules. Yes, she wanted to meet her dad, but that much and in that way?All that being said, if book two were out right now, I'd probably still read it. The ending
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was the worst kind of cliffhanger...no closure of anything, just chop off the scene right in the middle. It's possible to write trilogies without such dramatic and unsatisfying conclusionsFun YA read, just don't analyze it too closely.