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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
This book either didn’t have a professional editor or they weren’t very thorough. Character traits were all over the place, and the pacing was horrific. The plot was far-fetched, but it would have been more interesting and a bit more enjoyable if everything was just consistent. Tara’s hair that was auburn in the beginning was naturally blonde halfway through, her sister went from an 11-year-old that was big from steroids to a tiny 10-year-old, and what started out with a supportive stepfather and accusing mother ended up with a supportive mother and I supporting father. No answers were given to any plot points, just that the series continues.
I hate myself for having read half this book when I should have stopped after the third chapter when I wanted to stop. I pushed myself reading to the middle hoping it would get better but it didn't. I went to this story thinking it was going to be this horror/ thriller type of book, but what I got was a disappointment.
I am too tired to give a full review. I was duped to believe this was going to be something similar to Brown's, DaVinci's Code but in the end, it didn't deliver.
I am too tired to give a full review. I was duped to believe this was going to be something similar to Brown's, DaVinci's Code but in the end, it didn't deliver.
Uma narrativa surpreendente. Quando comecei a ler, achei que fosse mais uma historinha boba, mas está longe disso. Não vou dar spoilers, mas acredito que feministas gostariam de ler este livro.
I liked this book. A different spin on the Messiah. I will read the rest of the series. I'm not sure what to think of Cyril, really hoping he makes better choices.
I really liked this book. while it had moments that I really questioned the sequence of events, overall it worked. I liked that the religious theme wasn't over the top so much that I couldn't follow. I'm looking forward to the next in the series.
I found it fascinating to see how a story of immaculate conception might play out in todays society. There was a lot of research done into different religions, but the book is not preachy. It is an exciting thriller that challenges the patriarchal religions.
I liked and related to the main character. This is the first book in the series, so it left me with lots of questions and a desire to find out what happens next.
I listened to the audiobook edition which I received free in exchange for an honest review. The narrator spoke clearly and at a good pace. She performed great characterisations and accents. Jewel didn't pronounce the "g" on the end of any "ing" words, which bugged me a little, but didn't take away from the story. She used her voice well to enhance emotion and build tension and suspense.
I liked and related to the main character. This is the first book in the series, so it left me with lots of questions and a desire to find out what happens next.
I listened to the audiobook edition which I received free in exchange for an honest review. The narrator spoke clearly and at a good pace. She performed great characterisations and accents. Jewel didn't pronounce the "g" on the end of any "ing" words, which bugged me a little, but didn't take away from the story. She used her voice well to enhance emotion and build tension and suspense.
Weak writing. Flat characters. A missing plot. Tons of cliches. Contrived and predictable.
Although I'm not Christian, this book felt like it was in a way, yet it seemed to also denounce Christianity (because it's a patriarchal religion) and was trying to make up a whole new faith/belief system (or reinterpret the stories we know today) as female-based, that is the "messiah" being a female and even a female deity (?). Not enough research on other religions besides Christianity/Catholicism. The author attempts to write a modern day virgin birth story, only the child is a girl and not a boy. Goes horribly; the MC immediately clings to some random dude who says is gonna protect her, only they're more focused on getting laid (seriously? She's a virgin and she loses her virginity to a cultist? And she's also pregnant. Says a lot about this new religion and the MC).
Avoid this one like the plague.
Although I'm not Christian, this book felt like it was in a way, yet it seemed to also denounce Christianity (because it's a patriarchal religion) and was trying to make up a whole new faith/belief system (or reinterpret the stories we know today) as female-based, that is the "messiah" being a female and even a female deity (?). Not enough research on other religions besides Christianity/Catholicism. The author attempts to write a modern day virgin birth story, only the child is a girl and not a boy. Goes horribly; the MC immediately clings to some random dude who says is gonna protect her, only they're more focused on getting laid (seriously? She's a virgin and she loses her virginity to a cultist? And she's also pregnant. Says a lot about this new religion and the MC).
Avoid this one like the plague.
This is an excerpt of the full review on camilleareads.wordpress.com
As a reader, I wanted to see the mother choosing her baby over the world. I wanted her to fight fiercely for her child while That would have been far more controversial than the idea of a female messiah. Give me a protagonist who would have used Cyril’s protection to her advantage, who would have rather let the apocalypse rain down than have her child on a dangerous quest, and a woman who would have felt guilt at it, who would have argued whether she was doing the right thing or not, whether she was religious or not.
As a reader, I wanted to see the mother choosing her baby over the world. I wanted her to fight fiercely for her child while That would have been far more controversial than the idea of a female messiah. Give me a protagonist who would have used Cyril’s protection to her advantage, who would have rather let the apocalypse rain down than have her child on a dangerous quest, and a woman who would have felt guilt at it, who would have argued whether she was doing the right thing or not, whether she was religious or not.