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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
In general, dystopian is a favorite genre of mine. This book was describe as "for fans of Station Eleven," which is one of my favorite books. With that said, I found this book to be utterly pointless. I never connected with the story. I think the point is (to quote Jurassic Park) "life will find a way", but it never really gets there. This would have been a DNF for me, if I weren't reading it for my podcast. 1/5 stars
challenging
dark
informative
sad
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
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had high expectations for this novel after seeing all the glowing reviews.
Perhaps, then this is my problem that I so wanted to love it. The premise was quite fascinating, but somehow the execution didn't cut it and I wasn't so pulled in and didn't care all that much what happened. Wanda was the most perplexing character - just didn't really get her and that romance thrown in at the end... Didn't make me feel anything.
The measure of a good book: "I don't want it to end." And this one was just like "Oh well."
Definitely could've been better.
Perhaps, then this is my problem that I so wanted to love it. The premise was quite fascinating, but somehow the execution didn't cut it and I wasn't so pulled in and didn't care all that much what happened. Wanda was the most perplexing character - just didn't really get her and that romance thrown in at the end... Didn't make me feel anything.
The measure of a good book: "I don't want it to end." And this one was just like "Oh well."
Definitely could've been better.
This started off with an anxiety filled bang and I was so excited to pick it up for part 2. The writing is absolutely beautiful throughout the book and kept me coming back every night. But after part one, it just sort of dragged on. Wanda didn’t seem super likable, so I wasn’t sure where the story was going go with her. The ending was a whirlwind crammed into part 3 leaving me scratching my head. And what even was “the light”?