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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Honestly, this book is really overrated. It took me a month to read it and I can usually finish a book in less than a week but I kept putting it down and not wanting to pick it back up.
The first 50 pages introduce the characters and from there, the plot picks up in spikes. There were about 3 really interesting scenes that moved the plot along but I just felt like I was being told about these medians who have few redeeming qualities and that was it. I've heard people say the characters are morally gray but I honestly think they're just bad people. They're all pretentious and manipulative and I didn't really get attached to any of them.
This book had so much potential. If Olivie Blake could follow the "show don't tell" structure of writing, the characters were better people, and the plot was carried out faster, then I probably would've given it 4 stars. I was just really disappointed after all the hype this book got.
The first 50 pages introduce the characters and from there, the plot picks up in spikes. There were about 3 really interesting scenes that moved the plot along but I just felt like I was being told about these medians who have few redeeming qualities and that was it. I've heard people say the characters are morally gray but I honestly think they're just bad people. They're all pretentious and manipulative and I didn't really get attached to any of them.
This book had so much potential. If Olivie Blake could follow the "show don't tell" structure of writing, the characters were better people, and the plot was carried out faster, then I probably would've given it 4 stars. I was just really disappointed after all the hype this book got.
tense
slow-paced
Honestly, all the characters are written to be so special that it’s boring. I don’t really understand the importance behind these abilities if it’s really just something they are born with and have never had to work for. This book feels like a mad-lib of pointless powers.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found a lot of this book to be unnecessary. A lot of the characters felt flat and their flaws/traits were repeated constantly. Parts of the character interactions dragged on, and I found it quite boring. However, I really enjoyed the ending because we got hear from the side characters who were way more developed then the main six. The ending is the only reason I'm going to try to pick up the next book.
I was so confused and bored that I had to stop at like page 200. I even tried to skim to the end but I just lost interest. I never knew how much time was passing, it seemed like no ones actions had any consequences, Nico’s secret side plot was not well developed enough to be compelling because it just made no sense, I wanted to learn more about the archives and the actual knowledge housed in them but instead there were just sweeping passages about knowledge itself and some small mentions of the characters doing research but it never came to fruition for me.
Look it was nice vibes but it felt like there was no plot until the end and then there was too much all at once.
DNF oh my gosh this was so boring. The characters had no personality and the plot was meh at best. No thank you
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes