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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Honestly, this book caused me to want to make sure I checked out the other books Amy wrote. She does a phenomenal job with world-building. This was an interesting take on dystopian storytelling. It was like Hunger Games meets Maze Runner with a dash of Snow White.
The tone and general style of the book is very reminiscent of The Hunger Games, except the writing and character development is nowhere near as good. It's a shame because I'm actually really intrigued with the whole Firstborn/Secondborn dytopian society, but the characters are really bland and I just couldn't find myself attached to any of them. The writing is also clunky and action scenes in particular are so confusingly written, I had trouble following what was going on. I may read the next book in the series just to see if the writing improved, but if it hasn't, I doubt I will finish the whole series.
This was a Kindle first for the month of July and I am happy that I picked it. Interesting concept in the realm of Hunger Games and it also reminded me of The Rose Mark by Connie Suttle. I'm looking forward to the next book. Rosella is a good character and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of her story.
“It outlived its usefulness, so it was killed. There’s something to be learned in that.”
“Never outlive my usefulness?”
“Never, ever trust the pack.”
I just don't know. I've read it and I'm still semi on whether I liked it enough. Main character was constantly pushed somewhere: go here, come here, stay here, come with me, go there, you can't go back, this is your place now, etc. Killed my buzz.
“Never outlive my usefulness?”
“Never, ever trust the pack.”
I just don't know. I've read it and I'm still semi on whether I liked it enough. Main character was constantly pushed somewhere: go here, come here, stay here, come with me, go there, you can't go back, this is your place now, etc. Killed my buzz.
Interesting Concept that Gets Bogged Down in Details
I really liked the Civil War-esque concept of Secondborn, but the world building was convoluted and confusing. There is A LOT going on in this dystopia and it's easy to get lost in the details. I also thought Hawthorne was an unnecessary character. I will probably read the second book to see where this goes.
I really liked the Civil War-esque concept of Secondborn, but the world building was convoluted and confusing. There is A LOT going on in this dystopia and it's easy to get lost in the details. I also thought Hawthorne was an unnecessary character. I will probably read the second book to see where this goes.
Amazing beginning
Amazing beginning!! Fast paced and easy to follow, Secondborn was an excellent dystopian story. I'm left with so many questions that I can't wait to see what answers lie ahead in book two.
Amazing beginning!! Fast paced and easy to follow, Secondborn was an excellent dystopian story. I'm left with so many questions that I can't wait to see what answers lie ahead in book two.
Did I enjoy reading this book? Yes, very much. Do I think it’s good? Not particularly. Great weekend/airplane/beach read. Looking forward to the next one.
A quick read for me, but a bit jumbled. Characters appear and disappear quickly. There were massive time jumps with little or no explanation. It feels like an incomplete story. Granted, it’s the first in a series but I feel other series are more successful in having a full story within each novel.