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A review by kaitrosereads
The Turning: What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis
2.0
What Curiosity Kills is the first book in a new series by Helen Ellis and while it was definitely unique it’s not something I will be checking out. The first book was enough for me to realize that I am just not interested.
Mary is turning into a cat. She doesn’t know how or why but she knows that her crush, Nick, is helping her. He is finally showing interest in her and she is not going to let him slip away. Too bad her sister is terrified of cats and wants Mary’s problem fixed. What’s even worse is that there are other forces trying to keep Mary from even being human again.
So, the premise for What Curiosity Kills was beyond interesting. The bad part was that the book did not live up to it. And there were parts of the book where I was grossed out. I was not into the whole turning into a cat thing and mice were involved. Eww! Also, I was super confused part of the time. I didn’t get the point of the book and there didn’t seem to be a straight plot line.
Then there were the characters. Mary and Nick’s relationship came out of nowhere and the part with Ling Ling was odd. I didn’t get why everyone was attracted to Nick. It would have been better if the characters were more developed so that I could actually understand some of their motives.
Overall, What Curiosity Kills is the start to a series that some might enjoy but not me. I have to recommend checking this one out from your library if you are still interested.
Mary is turning into a cat. She doesn’t know how or why but she knows that her crush, Nick, is helping her. He is finally showing interest in her and she is not going to let him slip away. Too bad her sister is terrified of cats and wants Mary’s problem fixed. What’s even worse is that there are other forces trying to keep Mary from even being human again.
So, the premise for What Curiosity Kills was beyond interesting. The bad part was that the book did not live up to it. And there were parts of the book where I was grossed out. I was not into the whole turning into a cat thing and mice were involved. Eww! Also, I was super confused part of the time. I didn’t get the point of the book and there didn’t seem to be a straight plot line.
Then there were the characters. Mary and Nick’s relationship came out of nowhere and the part with Ling Ling was odd. I didn’t get why everyone was attracted to Nick. It would have been better if the characters were more developed so that I could actually understand some of their motives.
Overall, What Curiosity Kills is the start to a series that some might enjoy but not me. I have to recommend checking this one out from your library if you are still interested.