Reviews

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove: First Edition by Lauren Kate

mega_randomer's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

jmilberg's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

adominiquereads's review

4.0

This is more of a 3.5 than a 4.

I actually didn't like the first part at all, but as soon as I got to the middle, it was finally interesting. I'm a bit disappointed at the ending though. I need something more....

ncisduckie's review

3.0

I admit that I remember loving The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate the first time around. But I think the first time I read this book was shortly after Passion came out, buying the book shortly after its release. Meaning, I read this book a good while ago. When I picked this book up again, The Betrayal was not the book I remembered.

Overall, three out of five stars? I like the parallels to The Scottish Play. And I love JB. Everything else I would much rather leave. ^_^;

The rest of my review can be viewed on my blog (Review posted 1/11/16 at 10 AM)

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review

2.0

I don’t even know where to start with this book...
at the beginning, I hated Natalie. At the end, I hated Natalie, but I also felt bad for her.
The person I really felt bad for, J.B. He got the raw end of the deal here, some of it was his fault, but he deserved better.
Also, can authors stop writing girls in high school this way? No one was ever like this in high school... like ever.
Seriously, the epilogue, the f**king epilogue, is what bumped this up one more star:
“Once, you imagined you can be anyone you wanted to be. That you could make the right guy love you and rescue from your fate. That you could outsmart everyone and leave your past behind for good. How hard you worked for what you wanted. How cruelly fate betrayed you in the end.”
That’s some truth right there.