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A review by betweenstories
At Water's Edge by S. McPherson
3.0
Rating: 2.5
I had a hard time getting into this book. It starts off a little bit too slow for me and most of the time there isn't anything happening.
I was intrigued by the concept of the story and I think the whole doppelgänger in a different dimension is amazing but the execution lacked in depth.
You clearly see that it is a debut novel when it comes to the storytelling and language used. The names reminded me too much of Harry Potter and I had a hard time remembering what has been what.
Another thing that was disturbing was the way Dezaray fell in love with vanilla-smelling Milo. It was over the top and way too much insta love and soulmate bleh.
I liked Lexovia the best but sadly her part was way smaller than her lovesick counterpart.
All in all this book has a fantastic concept and if we remember that it is a debut novel than I can look past the negative points and still give it 2.5 stars. The ending was nice and I hope the second book will be better.
I had a hard time getting into this book. It starts off a little bit too slow for me and most of the time there isn't anything happening.
I was intrigued by the concept of the story and I think the whole doppelgänger in a different dimension is amazing but the execution lacked in depth.
You clearly see that it is a debut novel when it comes to the storytelling and language used. The names reminded me too much of Harry Potter and I had a hard time remembering what has been what.
Another thing that was disturbing was the way Dezaray fell in love with vanilla-smelling Milo. It was over the top and way too much insta love and soulmate bleh.
I liked Lexovia the best but sadly her part was way smaller than her lovesick counterpart.
All in all this book has a fantastic concept and if we remember that it is a debut novel than I can look past the negative points and still give it 2.5 stars. The ending was nice and I hope the second book will be better.