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A review by nicoleaisling
What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang
2.0
I'm not sure why I'm about to read the next book in this series. The premise is interesting (bizarre) and I think the author does a decent job of pulling it off. That's probably the reason I got through it. Pure curiosity at how she was going to make this work.
However, the things I usually look for in a book were a bit... lacking.
1) The plot moved a bit slow in places. There were several chapters it felt like it was dragging and I didn't have that tension pulling me along to the next.
2) I'm not particularly attached to any of the characters. I don't particularly hate any of them either, which I suppose is a start. Eva makes some really dumb choices (which is to be expected, since it's YA, but it still had me internally screaming at her) and beyond that her personality fell a bit flat. She's a soul trapped motionless in the body she shares with another person--she ought to have a kickass personality to make up for it. Same with the rest of the characters. None of them really did anything for me.
Overall, I feel like too much attention was paid to the premise and not enough to the characters and plot. I'm hoping to see some character development in the sequel.
However, the things I usually look for in a book were a bit... lacking.
1) The plot moved a bit slow in places. There were several chapters it felt like it was dragging and I didn't have that tension pulling me along to the next.
2) I'm not particularly attached to any of the characters. I don't particularly hate any of them either, which I suppose is a start. Eva makes some really dumb choices (which is to be expected, since it's YA, but it still had me internally screaming at her) and beyond that her personality fell a bit flat. She's a soul trapped motionless in the body she shares with another person--she ought to have a kickass personality to make up for it. Same with the rest of the characters. None of them really did anything for me.
Overall, I feel like too much attention was paid to the premise and not enough to the characters and plot. I'm hoping to see some character development in the sequel.