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The Awakening by Michael Carroll
1.0
Sigh
I had to DNF this book. The storyline was 'meh', the worldbuilding 'eh'. But the worst part about this book was the writing style. It's very YA-fantasy-like, if that makes sense. (The book's second chapter was a description of a character, essentially saying she's not like other girls.)
It was also more telling rather than showing.
Another thing that bugged me was the prolog. The book opens with a battle scene, superheroes dying here and there. The writing is trying to make the reader care about these heroes, but I just couldn't. I have no idea who these people are, and now you want me to care about them?? This book is YA, but the only age group I can see enjoying this is elementary school children.
The author used names for the heroes that all looked the same.
The writing was extremely fast-paced for the feelings it was trying to evoke.
I had to DNF this book. The storyline was 'meh', the worldbuilding 'eh'. But the worst part about this book was the writing style. It's very YA-fantasy-like, if that makes sense. (The book's second chapter was a description of a character, essentially saying she's not like other girls.)
It was also more telling rather than showing.
Another thing that bugged me was the prolog. The book opens with a battle scene, superheroes dying here and there. The writing is trying to make the reader care about these heroes, but I just couldn't. I have no idea who these people are, and now you want me to care about them?? This book is YA, but the only age group I can see enjoying this is elementary school children.
The author used names for the heroes that all looked the same.
The writing was extremely fast-paced for the feelings it was trying to evoke.