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1.88 AVERAGE
1.88 AVERAGE
What in the world did I just read? How does this have so much buzz?
Okay, so I saw this book at the local bookstore and was super excited, because I've never seen a book actually write otherworldly romance and make it acceptable. I admit, I did flip to the end of the book in store and find out that so I chose not to buy it. However, since I found it at the library, I figured, what the hell, might as well read it. This was a mistake. The main character, Shiels, is energetic to an unrealistic degree, I have read over achieving characters written realistically and she is not one of them. The relationship between her and Pyke is written so stereotypical as the bad boy meets nice girl that I wanted to vomit. Especially because they don't ever actually talk? Like it's all lust and no substance, which I get is kind of his thing, but I was looking for emotional connection! Not smut that never actually pays off . There also isn't really any resolution at the end of the story, Pyke gets what he wants for the most part and Shiels...realizes that she wants to stay human? There's so many questions that go unanswered, such as: Where did Pyke come from? He's supposed to be a transfer student, where was his last school? Was this some kind of government conspiracy to breed pterodactyls? Who knows? Not the reader, that's for sure. Avoid this book, it is not worth your time.
Spoiler
the main character does NOT end up with the pterodactylSpoiler
except with Jocelyn, and she turns into A FUCKING PTERODACTYL! It's written like she's been sex drugged by Pyke like Shiels has, and she doesn't get saved at the end! Who knows if she actually wanted to be in that relationship?
This young adult novel is a pioneer in the dinosaur inter-species romance genre and all I could think while reading was how I hoped this trend wouldn't catch on. Not very romantic, a bit unrealistic when it comes to teen life AND did I mention that there's romance with a pterodactyl? I knew there were issues from page 8 when our flying creature showed up without a legit high school transcript. Only read if you want to poke fun or if you want something odd.
DNF at 28%.
This book had good reviews when I ordered it for the library. It seemed funny and I thought it would be satirical and maybe a little strange. All I got out of it was the strange. It started out interesting and I kind of liked the writing, but it was all downhill from there. The pterodactyl boy just shows up, people are barely surprised or shocked about it, and nothing was explained in any way. Other than just the weird thought processes of the main character. It started to hurt my brain and I decided it really wasn't worth slogging through anymore. I don't think I've ever given anything a one star AND felt the need to write an actual review. But this one was just... WTF.
This book had good reviews when I ordered it for the library. It seemed funny and I thought it would be satirical and maybe a little strange. All I got out of it was the strange. It started out interesting and I kind of liked the writing, but it was all downhill from there. The pterodactyl boy just shows up, people are barely surprised or shocked about it, and nothing was explained in any way. Other than just the weird thought processes of the main character. It started to hurt my brain and I decided it really wasn't worth slogging through anymore. I don't think I've ever given anything a one star AND felt the need to write an actual review. But this one was just... WTF.
I was so excited for this book. So. Damn. Excited.
And then I read it.
And then I read it.
I'm seriously wondering if this was a parody of the Twilight books. I also can't explain anything that happens in this book.
I'm sorry but This is quite possibly the worst book I've read in my life.
I'm sorry, Alan, I tried. I thought I was signing up for some Chuck Tingle-level mayhem but that's not what this is.
Unbelievable! One of the worst books I have ever read. I'm sorry a dinosaur with a six pack does not a love interest make. The story itself is just strange - there is almost no explanation on how this pterodactyl boy came to be or at least how he has been enrolled at the school. The plot is just confusing, and also to be honest I don't like the themes of it. Women are drawn to him for some reason? And then they get marked with a purple nose? Then the ending! So annoyed by this main character. It is almost like she says "oh well, just been kidnapped, have discovered humans can transform into dinosaurs as well, and now I will just make my way back home and get on with my life - what a fun adventure that was."
There are two positives I can take away from having read this book. One, I had a lot of fun discussing the ridiculousness of this book with my friend. The second is that it gives hope to all budding writers out there that there books can get published too, particularly if this one passed the line.
To all those who said Twilight (or similar) was the biggest literary rubbish in the world - you ain't read nothing yet...
There are two positives I can take away from having read this book. One, I had a lot of fun discussing the ridiculousness of this book with my friend. The second is that it gives hope to all budding writers out there that there books can get published too, particularly if this one passed the line.
To all those who said Twilight (or similar) was the biggest literary rubbish in the world - you ain't read nothing yet...