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The Golden Lily
by Richelle Mead
After some consideration, I've lowered my rating from a 3 to a 2 because I can't overlook the flaws.
So there's this thing about Richelle Mead's books. There's always something that stops me from saying ''I didn't enjoy this.''
Always.
Even when I'm not liking the book overall, this author manages to find a way to come and sweep me off my feet in the end.
It happened throughout the entire Vampire Academy series, and now it's occurred again.
Just like in [b:The Darkest Minds|10576365|The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)|Alexandra Bracken|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343178841s/10576365.jpg|15483434], it changed my opinion of the entire book.
Richelle Mead is great at writing endings. They are usually filled with lots of action and then, when things have settled down - bam! A very well placed plot twist , as well as some new information that will keep the readers desperate for the next book.
That's what at first kept me from giving The golden lily two stars. Honestly, I didn't like the majority of the book. Both the plot and the setting weren't appealing to me. Same goes for the characters. Sydney Sage is a dull and frustrating protagonist who I wanted to shake several times. I was hoping that a fun personality would be introduced and improve the story.
I was partly right. A new character does appear, but it turned out that he was very similar to Sydney. *Sigh*
So there I was, wondering if my love for the author had simply faded due to reading a lot of her work and eventually getting tired of it, or if her books really had become worse.
But then the ending came, just like all the other books. And I loved it. I was suddenly engaged in the story and wanted to scream of despair while reading the final page (but didn't because it was late at night and everyone else was sleeping).
And that's the only reason why I gave it three stars originally.
Damn it, Mead. You got me.
Shortly:
The ending: 5 stars.
The rest of the book: 2 stars.
So there's this thing about Richelle Mead's books. There's always something that stops me from saying ''I didn't enjoy this.''
Always.
Even when I'm not liking the book overall, this author manages to find a way to come and sweep me off my feet in the end.
It happened throughout the entire Vampire Academy series, and now it's occurred again.
Just like in [b:The Darkest Minds|10576365|The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)|Alexandra Bracken|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343178841s/10576365.jpg|15483434], it changed my opinion of the entire book.
Richelle Mead is great at writing endings. They are usually filled with lots of action and then, when things have settled down - bam! A very well placed plot twist , as well as some new information that will keep the readers desperate for the next book.
That's what at first kept me from giving The golden lily two stars. Honestly, I didn't like the majority of the book. Both the plot and the setting weren't appealing to me. Same goes for the characters. Sydney Sage is a dull and frustrating protagonist who I wanted to shake several times. I was hoping that a fun personality would be introduced and improve the story.
I was partly right. A new character does appear, but it turned out that he was very similar to Sydney. *Sigh*
So there I was, wondering if my love for the author had simply faded due to reading a lot of her work and eventually getting tired of it, or if her books really had become worse.
But then the ending came, just like all the other books. And I loved it. I was suddenly engaged in the story and wanted to scream of despair while reading the final page (but didn't because it was late at night and everyone else was sleeping).
And that's the only reason why I gave it three stars originally.
Damn it, Mead. You got me.
Shortly:
The ending: 5 stars.
The rest of the book: 2 stars.