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adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I had such hopes for this book. Superheroes and secret offices all sounded exactly like my sort of thing. Bonus points for the focus on super-powered women too. However, after a decent chunk of the book, it loses its way - not that it had much of one to start off with - and just becomes ramblings about nothing much at all.
The main chapters are split between the main characters: Rose and Sarah. Sarah works in the Regional Office and Rose is part of the attack force. That's all fine. There's also some chapters - which aren't actually included as part of the chapter list for some reason - which give the history of the Regional Office and the two people who established it. Okay, that's three points of view now. Still manageable. The chapters for Rose and Sarah alternate between different times. At one point, there was a chapter on Rose during the attack, followed by a chapter with Rose's training, followed by a chapter on how Rose was recruited. And then back to Rose during the attack. None of the chapters had any indication as to which time period it was in so it was only obvious once I'd started reading it. It's just too much jumping about on top of a plot-line that's confusing enough already. You don't find out who attacked the Regional Office and why until the very last few pages, but by that point, I didn't really care any more.
The main chapters are split between the main characters: Rose and Sarah. Sarah works in the Regional Office and Rose is part of the attack force. That's all fine. There's also some chapters - which aren't actually included as part of the chapter list for some reason - which give the history of the Regional Office and the two people who established it. Okay, that's three points of view now. Still manageable. The chapters for Rose and Sarah alternate between different times. At one point, there was a chapter on Rose during the attack, followed by a chapter with Rose's training, followed by a chapter on how Rose was recruited. And then back to Rose during the attack. None of the chapters had any indication as to which time period it was in so it was only obvious once I'd started reading it. It's just too much jumping about on top of a plot-line that's confusing enough already. You don't find out who attacked the Regional Office and why until the very last few pages, but by that point, I didn't really care any more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Gun violence
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