amarylissw 's review for:

The Replaced by Kimberly Derting

2.0

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2 stars.

I remember liking the first one. A lot. Because of the sweet romance and interesting premise. But this one fell pretty flat for me. Was it because of the lack of that sweet romantic interest? Maybe. (Although I do think it's good to get some distance from romance every once in a while to get perspective.) But more so, I found myself irked by Kyra and her childish narrative and actions and especially her forced romance with Simon. I hate it when we're introduced to a love interest in the first book and then, because he's gone in the second book, the protagonist goes on a rebound. What on earth. It makes me so angry. That may have been one of my biggest problems with the book . . . Kyra, the romance, and

Spoiler

the fact that the author actually went and pulled the "Tyler's lost his memories" card -- cliché much?

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The world-building isn't great. The character are all right, though many of them rub me the wrong way and none of them are overly developed. The writing seems juvenile at best.

Overall, not the best second book, but because I've managed to get this far, I'll finish the trilogy.