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3.5 stars.
To be honest I don't even know what I was expecting when I started reading this story, but I can guarantee you it was not what I ended up with. I felt just as lost throughout the book as Evie was when she was talking to Matthew and the idea of Tarot cards come to life had my mind scrambling to catch up. My great-grandmother used to use gypsy cards, but I have no problem admitting I know little to nothing about Tarot cards so I didn't even know what to expect with each character. It ended up being a pretty good book.. I just didn't really get it until the end so I'm not sure yet if I will end up reading any more of the series or not.
To be honest I don't even know what I was expecting when I started reading this story, but I can guarantee you it was not what I ended up with. I felt just as lost throughout the book as Evie was when she was talking to Matthew and the idea of Tarot cards come to life had my mind scrambling to catch up. My great-grandmother used to use gypsy cards, but I have no problem admitting I know little to nothing about Tarot cards so I didn't even know what to expect with each character. It ended up being a pretty good book.. I just didn't really get it until the end so I'm not sure yet if I will end up reading any more of the series or not.
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Why I've never read this series is unknown to me. I will continue this deeper trek into The Arcana Series.
This is the second time I've read this story and it's still just as engaging. With the new book in the series being released, I decided to start from the beginning in audio. The characters just stick with you. I love that they all flow together just like the deck of cards they represent.
Completely ridiculous but super enjoyable. I kept hearing Jack's dialogue in my head like he was Gambit from the old animated show and I think that it really made me like the book more.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
I didn't start really understanding this book till the end when a lot more was explained...but I already ordered the second book so I'm definitely continuing this series! Still have mixed feelings, but I need to learn more about Death ;)
1,5 stars
I really thought that I would like this book a bit more, because the premise sounded so interesting. There is mainly one reason for the low rating: Jackson, the love interest of the story. He was so rude and irritating, I could not stand him. He acted as if Evie was his girl for almost the entire story, even when she didn't have an interest in him and was dating another guy. I felt like he was way too possessive of her, which I did not like. The whole stealing journal thing was also not okay, in my opinion, and 90% of what he said was either cheesy or rude, barely anything else.
I liked Evie a little bit more, but as the story progressed, she became as annoying as Jackson, especially when one praticular character is introduced. I know that people may act like her if they are in a similar situation, but I still don't like it. I pretty much hated both Jackson and Evie by the end of the story.
It's a shame that Evie changed towards the end, because I enjoyed learning more about her at the start of the novel. That is probably the least liked part of the book, but I actually did fairly enjoy it, even though it was a bit too long. I agree that it was a tad bit unnecessary, though it did tell a good amount about Evie and her family in between the weird parts with Jackson. I felt like we did get some back story then, compared to the After the Flash chapters. It could be my fault for not reading too closely, but I did feel like much of the world building went away as the story progressed, which I did not understand. We didn't get an explanation about how the Flash even happened, and loads of the stuff that happened after the Flash made little to no sense at all. Why would every single plant around them die out and why did the oceans started to dry out and everything? There was no proper explanation about how this had happened, and it annoyed me quite a lot.
I probably would have liked this more if I had read this a couple of years ago. The plot is not the worst, and the writing is not too bad, it is just that the characters ruined a lot of it for me. The ending was okay, so I do believe this story might be a tiny bit better in the next books, as the plot becomes more intriguing and suspenseful.
I really thought that I would like this book a bit more, because the premise sounded so interesting. There is mainly one reason for the low rating: Jackson, the love interest of the story. He was so rude and irritating, I could not stand him. He acted as if Evie was his girl for almost the entire story, even when she didn't have an interest in him and was dating another guy. I felt like he was way too possessive of her, which I did not like. The whole stealing journal thing was also not okay, in my opinion, and 90% of what he said was either cheesy or rude, barely anything else.
I liked Evie a little bit more, but as the story progressed, she became as annoying as Jackson, especially when one praticular character is introduced. I know that people may act like her if they are in a similar situation, but I still don't like it. I pretty much hated both Jackson and Evie by the end of the story.
It's a shame that Evie changed towards the end, because I enjoyed learning more about her at the start of the novel. That is probably the least liked part of the book, but I actually did fairly enjoy it, even though it was a bit too long. I agree that it was a tad bit unnecessary, though it did tell a good amount about Evie and her family in between the weird parts with Jackson. I felt like we did get some back story then, compared to the After the Flash chapters. It could be my fault for not reading too closely, but I did feel like much of the world building went away as the story progressed, which I did not understand. We didn't get an explanation about how the Flash even happened, and loads of the stuff that happened after the Flash made little to no sense at all. Why would every single plant around them die out and why did the oceans started to dry out and everything? There was no proper explanation about how this had happened, and it annoyed me quite a lot.
I probably would have liked this more if I had read this a couple of years ago. The plot is not the worst, and the writing is not too bad, it is just that the characters ruined a lot of it for me. The ending was okay, so I do believe this story might be a tiny bit better in the next books, as the plot becomes more intriguing and suspenseful.