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sarahforster 's review for:
The Betrayals
by Bridget Collins
I fell in love with Bridget Collins after reading The Binding and had been looking forward to The Betrayals since it was announced.
It did not quite live up to the standard of The Binding, that being said, I still loved it.
I loved the plot twists, the characters and the setting. There were 4 povs, I found each one interesting, but I was mainly interested in one of them and found myself reading some of the chapters just to get back to that story.
The entire novels revolve around the games, however, we never learn what the games are or how they are played. It is music and maths and that is all I know. I wish we were told more about them. I found it frustrating to read about something ALL THE TIME and not understand it. Considering the plots of 3 character's revolve around the games, it would have been nice to be told what it is. I assume Bridget knows what it is and planned in great detail how it worked. If not, then that would explain the lack of information.
After reading I was left with a sense of loss. I couldn't understand whether I was blown away by the novel, or disappointed.
It was a page-turner, I loved the characters and world, but I needed something else. I can only put that down to the absence of information about the games.
I would rate this book a 3 - 4 star book. I did enjoy reading, I couldn't put it down and I would recommend it to someone, but I just felt it lacked something that The Binding had.
It did not quite live up to the standard of The Binding, that being said, I still loved it.
I loved the plot twists, the characters and the setting. There were 4 povs, I found each one interesting, but I was mainly interested in one of them and found myself reading some of the chapters just to get back to that story.
The entire novels revolve around the games, however, we never learn what the games are or how they are played. It is music and maths and that is all I know. I wish we were told more about them. I found it frustrating to read about something ALL THE TIME and not understand it. Considering the plots of 3 character's revolve around the games, it would have been nice to be told what it is. I assume Bridget knows what it is and planned in great detail how it worked. If not, then that would explain the lack of information.
After reading I was left with a sense of loss. I couldn't understand whether I was blown away by the novel, or disappointed.
It was a page-turner, I loved the characters and world, but I needed something else. I can only put that down to the absence of information about the games.
I would rate this book a 3 - 4 star book. I did enjoy reading, I couldn't put it down and I would recommend it to someone, but I just felt it lacked something that The Binding had.