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A review by talne
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
2.0
I read The Chemist as part of a laid back book club some friends and I started. This is very probably something I would never read of my own accord for a two reasons - I've not seen nor read Twilight and I find the spy thriller genre boring and overplayed. That said, I wanted to read this with a fresh and open perspective as someone recommended it. Suffice to say, it started off worse than I expected and ended just okay.
Between the wholly unbelievable and one dimensional characters and the obvious plot, I was mostly bored and/or rolling my eyes for much of the novel. Our main character, we'll call her Alex, is simultaneously the worlds best untrained spy, and an accidental femme fatale. Alex's prey takes the nice guy trope to new levels, and the early antagonist feels like a lazy combination of the big three espionage J's. The best character in the novel is a random side character the ends up aiding our heroes and it feels unintentional on Meyer's part.
I think the best way I can summarize my feelings about the novel is the fact that I'm bored writing this review, and now it's over.
Between the wholly unbelievable and one dimensional characters and the obvious plot, I was mostly bored and/or rolling my eyes for much of the novel. Our main character, we'll call her Alex, is simultaneously the worlds best untrained spy, and an accidental femme fatale. Alex's prey takes the nice guy trope to new levels, and the early antagonist feels like a lazy combination of the big three espionage J's. The best character in the novel is a random side character the ends up aiding our heroes and it feels unintentional on Meyer's part.
I think the best way I can summarize my feelings about the novel is the fact that I'm bored writing this review, and now it's over.