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So, I finished this today...I liked it...I will have to review it in two sections though...the technical, and the emotional. I'm trying not to be spoilery with my review...
For technical (and I don't mean grammatical errors, I mean...plot, things flowing nicely and making sense), the rating is probably closer to a 3. There were things that were...well...a little far-fetched, but I don't mean in the bad sense...I am all for a world different than ours and if it is written well enough, I can buy into anything, but there were times when I didn't know whether it was an unintentional error that our Trace was so naive and confused or if her grandparents were in fact that awful...and I get it, I do...I understand the motivations, but when you have basically brought this girl up to be the most ill equipped child ever and throw her literally into the middle of the damn Godfather, I was like...what? And maybe the next one will explain some things--maybe they're more complicated than I though because there were times when I didn't really see what the problem was, I was like, just start whacking people and then, voila! Problem solved. But whatever.
Okay, now to my emotional review...4 stars! I was sucked in immediately. I felt for Trace, even when I was face palming (frozen yogurt? Really?). I hurt for her and was embarrassed for her and pissed for her, and I spent a small portion of the book plotting revenge against the mean girls ( and guys.) I think that's a sign of a good book, that I care about what happens, that I can feel it. I am not sure about Nixon, honestly...if I was Trace...well, I won't go there. I'm not spoiling! I will say...I want a Chase! Please, where oh where can I find one?!
Overall, I recommend it. I'll definitely be reading the next one!
As I was thinking about this book, I realized that this is one of those books that would definitely benefit from dual pov's...I think that would have made things much...smoother.
For technical (and I don't mean grammatical errors, I mean...plot, things flowing nicely and making sense), the rating is probably closer to a 3. There were things that were...well...a little far-fetched, but I don't mean in the bad sense...I am all for a world different than ours and if it is written well enough, I can buy into anything, but there were times when I didn't know whether it was an unintentional error that our Trace was so naive and confused or if her grandparents were in fact that awful...and I get it, I do...I understand the motivations, but when you have basically brought this girl up to be the most ill equipped child ever and throw her literally into the middle of the damn Godfather, I was like...what? And maybe the next one will explain some things--maybe they're more complicated than I though because there were times when I didn't really see what the problem was, I was like, just start whacking people and then, voila! Problem solved. But whatever.
Okay, now to my emotional review...4 stars! I was sucked in immediately. I felt for Trace, even when I was face palming (frozen yogurt? Really?). I hurt for her and was embarrassed for her and pissed for her, and I spent a small portion of the book plotting revenge against the mean girls ( and guys.) I think that's a sign of a good book, that I care about what happens, that I can feel it. I am not sure about Nixon, honestly...if I was Trace...well, I won't go there. I'm not spoiling! I will say...I want a Chase! Please, where oh where can I find one?!
Overall, I recommend it. I'll definitely be reading the next one!
As I was thinking about this book, I realized that this is one of those books that would definitely benefit from dual pov's...I think that would have made things much...smoother.