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Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
3.0
I went into this book mostly blind- as I already knew the author going into this book from The Lunar Chronicles series. Though this was a separate genre, I was pretty confident that I loved Marissa Meyer’s writing- and it didn’t disappoint here either!
I loved the portions of the book where the main character Prudence was able to exact “Instant Karma” on those she deemed were in the wrong- it was a welcome addition to the plot as our main character is very stubborn and self-righteous! It was fun seeing the different ways the universe exacted her revenge. Unfortunately this book had just a couple of scenes where this power was at the forefront (mainly in the beginning chapters) and I was left hoping and wanting more.
Despite a long time in our main character’s shoes, Prudence can be very Type-A and controlling which makes it super hard to connect with her as a whole. I’m Type-A too, but this is on a whole other level. She also gives the impression that she’s just better than everyone else around her- whether it be about business, music, or sea life, it just gets annoying. Luckily, this book is self-aware enough to make this a big part of the overall plot.
For what seemed like an enemies to lovers romance, I can’t say I’ve even felt the slightest hint of chemistry between Pru and Quint until the inevitable confession. I felt the hatred between them in the first half, but nothing ever felt like we were progressing towards something past a classmate/friendship. Once they were both open with one another about the feelings, the relationship becomes a lot more believable.
You will enjoy this book if you love protecting sea life, and other non-profit causes. A lot of this book delves into what it’s like to work at a non-profit or a small business. Our main character Pru is very business-minded and constantly trying to improve the financial health of whatever she works on.
Overall I think the pacing could have been improved- the last third of the book was very well paced, but the first two thirds didn’t match up well with that. This book is trying to do too much, maybe it needed to be split into two shorter books, or maybe Fortuna Beach was too rich to fully flesh out in one book.
I loved the portions of the book where the main character Prudence was able to exact “Instant Karma” on those she deemed were in the wrong- it was a welcome addition to the plot as our main character is very stubborn and self-righteous! It was fun seeing the different ways the universe exacted her revenge. Unfortunately this book had just a couple of scenes where this power was at the forefront (mainly in the beginning chapters) and I was left hoping and wanting more.
Despite a long time in our main character’s shoes, Prudence can be very Type-A and controlling which makes it super hard to connect with her as a whole. I’m Type-A too, but this is on a whole other level. She also gives the impression that she’s just better than everyone else around her- whether it be about business, music, or sea life, it just gets annoying. Luckily, this book is self-aware enough to make this a big part of the overall plot.
For what seemed like an enemies to lovers romance, I can’t say I’ve even felt the slightest hint of chemistry between Pru and Quint until the inevitable confession. I felt the hatred between them in the first half, but nothing ever felt like we were progressing towards something past a classmate/friendship. Once they were both open with one another about the feelings, the relationship becomes a lot more believable.
You will enjoy this book if you love protecting sea life, and other non-profit causes. A lot of this book delves into what it’s like to work at a non-profit or a small business. Our main character Pru is very business-minded and constantly trying to improve the financial health of whatever she works on.
Overall I think the pacing could have been improved- the last third of the book was very well paced, but the first two thirds didn’t match up well with that. This book is trying to do too much, maybe it needed to be split into two shorter books, or maybe Fortuna Beach was too rich to fully flesh out in one book.