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3.01 AVERAGE
3.01 AVERAGE
Not good, and I'm genuinely confused as to what this was meant to be. Some fusion of middle grade and YA, and it does not work well. The concept of a world where memory works as currency is interesting but it's barely explored. The main character and love interest are pretty bland, and there are tons of side characters that don't mean much. There's a significant plot twist that's at least sort of interesting but then the follow thru is so boring and cliche. I just felt really numb and bored reading this.
I really didn't want to do this...but I had to DNF The Memory Thief. I got to about 38% and decided to finally just put the book down and move onto something else.
It isn't horrible by any means, and the writing is fairly good. But the author is trying to shove SO much information at the reader way too quickly, while going into confusing flashbacks, and it is just making my head hurt. There was about 10 names mentioned in the first chapter, which makes it hard to follow who is who since I have no idea...who those people are.
I had super high hopes for this one, because the premise is phenomenal. But the excessive information, and lengthy dialogue, and the eye-roll worthy insta-love is just too much for me to deal with.
It isn't horrible by any means, and the writing is fairly good. But the author is trying to shove SO much information at the reader way too quickly, while going into confusing flashbacks, and it is just making my head hurt. There was about 10 names mentioned in the first chapter, which makes it hard to follow who is who since I have no idea...who those people are.
I had super high hopes for this one, because the premise is phenomenal. But the excessive information, and lengthy dialogue, and the eye-roll worthy insta-love is just too much for me to deal with.
emotional
reflective
tense
This story has so many loopholes. The story was rushed. I could have been a phenomenal book.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a short book with a whole lot packed into it. A good, entertaining story.
Unnecessary lore dumping throughout the first two chapters at least, makes it difficult to get through. The writing felt lazy.
Cool concept, but I'm not a fan of the writing style or execution of this story.