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A review by overlookingcovers
Shadow Frost by Coco Ma
2.0
TW: Massacre scene
I tried. I tried so hard to like this book. I received this book at Bookcon in 2019 and I was so excited because the author was so sweet and she personalized the book to me- all things that make a bookworm happy. Unfortunately, it didn’t entertain me. I think if it came out in the early 2010s then it would have been a hit. Just like The Selection was a hit and Divergent- all novels I enjoyed then but would probably not now.
I found the plot lacking and the romance so pushed that it was definitely #instalove in my opinion. Asterin, the main character, was completely unlikable. And I’m not sure if the conflict that happened at the end was supposed to make me hate her more or if I was supposed to agree with her, which I didn’t. I found myself liking the secondary characters so much more, especially Luna and Eradic. To be honest, I think the book just had too many characters for me to care about any of them enough, plus, I believe the fact there were too many characters made for too much of a complicated storyline that went absolutely no where since they all had sub storylines that the author was trying to cover but not executing fully. I will admit, I give points for creativity and the ending was pretty good, if not confusing, but alright- just not enough for me to give it more than two stars. I hate that I didn’t like it but I’ll bring it to the charity shop in a few days and I hope it finds a good home.
I tried. I tried so hard to like this book. I received this book at Bookcon in 2019 and I was so excited because the author was so sweet and she personalized the book to me- all things that make a bookworm happy. Unfortunately, it didn’t entertain me. I think if it came out in the early 2010s then it would have been a hit. Just like The Selection was a hit and Divergent- all novels I enjoyed then but would probably not now.
I found the plot lacking and the romance so pushed that it was definitely #instalove in my opinion. Asterin, the main character, was completely unlikable. And I’m not sure if the conflict that happened at the end was supposed to make me hate her more or if I was supposed to agree with her, which I didn’t. I found myself liking the secondary characters so much more, especially Luna and Eradic. To be honest, I think the book just had too many characters for me to care about any of them enough, plus, I believe the fact there were too many characters made for too much of a complicated storyline that went absolutely no where since they all had sub storylines that the author was trying to cover but not executing fully. I will admit, I give points for creativity and the ending was pretty good, if not confusing, but alright- just not enough for me to give it more than two stars. I hate that I didn’t like it but I’ll bring it to the charity shop in a few days and I hope it finds a good home.