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keys_on_fire 's review for:
The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest
Why I Read It: My sister-in-law recommended it. She said that she’s devoured the series, so I thought I’d give it a try.
I normally enjoy dystopian novels, but this one was only so-so for me. The concept of a world divided by gender was interesting, and MC certainly had motivation to want to infiltrate the other side, but I often had the feeling that things set up in the beginning as “rules” were cast aside when they weren’t convenient anymore. I didn’t see the ending coming, but I think now that’s because:
1.) I had no clue where the author was taking the story. This could be viewed as a good thing or a bad thing. Good because I was surprised, bad because the book was 400 pages that felt disjointed because I couldn’t identify with what was happening.
2.) This whole book was the setup for the next book. I truly don’t mind series, but I appreciate much more a series where each book stands alone, and you keep reading the next books because you care about the characters enough to want to experience there next adventure. I honestly felt like I had gypped at the end because I have no closure.
I will not be reading any more of the series, because although there is a small part of me that wants to know what happens next, a bigger part of me doesn’t care enough to find out more about a character that I couldn’t connect to.
What a let down :(
I normally enjoy dystopian novels, but this one was only so-so for me. The concept of a world divided by gender was interesting, and MC certainly had motivation to want to infiltrate the other side, but I often had the feeling that things set up in the beginning as “rules” were cast aside when they weren’t convenient anymore. I didn’t see the ending coming, but I think now that’s because:
1.) I had no clue where the author was taking the story. This could be viewed as a good thing or a bad thing. Good because I was surprised, bad because the book was 400 pages that felt disjointed because I couldn’t identify with what was happening.
2.) This whole book was the setup for the next book. I truly don’t mind series, but I appreciate much more a series where each book stands alone, and you keep reading the next books because you care about the characters enough to want to experience there next adventure. I honestly felt like I had gypped at the end because I have no closure.
I will not be reading any more of the series, because although there is a small part of me that wants to know what happens next, a bigger part of me doesn’t care enough to find out more about a character that I couldn’t connect to.
What a let down :(