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Wonderblood by Julia Whicker
2.0
Wonderblood by Julia Whicker is beautifully written, but the story feels very confusing to me.
Honestly, I tried to love this book. I was blown away with Julia's writing style and was absolutely memorized. While I read the first couple of chapters, my mind was utterly blown. I was so pumped to continue reading, but the story and plot line got confusing and messy.
This book was an interesting dystopian, paranormal, fantasy twist. The carnival and the dystopian future vibes were really cool and amazing ideas. There was also ridiculous amounts of gore, with people being chopped away due to war and brutality. With all that in mind, I didn't really see where the plot or character development was. It more felt like a gore fest through the eyes of a marvelous writer. It was just kind of weird for me.
It felt like the vibe was Games of Thrones meets The Walking Dead but throw in lots of carnivals and I Am Legend.
In summary, I was definitely not the audience for this book. It just didn't work for me.
I do recommend this book if you love books like Games of Thrones - for the brutality and backstory/lore - or if you love unique and incredible stylized writing.
Two out of Five Stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
Honestly, I tried to love this book. I was blown away with Julia's writing style and was absolutely memorized. While I read the first couple of chapters, my mind was utterly blown. I was so pumped to continue reading, but the story and plot line got confusing and messy.
This book was an interesting dystopian, paranormal, fantasy twist. The carnival and the dystopian future vibes were really cool and amazing ideas. There was also ridiculous amounts of gore, with people being chopped away due to war and brutality. With all that in mind, I didn't really see where the plot or character development was. It more felt like a gore fest through the eyes of a marvelous writer. It was just kind of weird for me.
It felt like the vibe was Games of Thrones meets The Walking Dead but throw in lots of carnivals and I Am Legend.
In summary, I was definitely not the audience for this book. It just didn't work for me.
I do recommend this book if you love books like Games of Thrones - for the brutality and backstory/lore - or if you love unique and incredible stylized writing.
Two out of Five Stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.