aahrens14 's review for:

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
3.0

idk what the controversy is about in the reviews for this book. maybe i’m stupid or i just had to be there like five years ago or so, but i thought this was good but a bit slow. there was so much unnecessary stuff added for no reason? I liked the idea of the kill marks, and while it is a bit like self harm, if you view it in a way where it is a part of the Shotet culture, it makes sense and does add to the characters.

But, Akos as a character was a little dry. I enjoyed his character but he was a bit boring. Honestly, his perspective probably could be taken out of the book entirely.