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A review by eleni133
Dragon Marked by Jaymin Eve
2.0
1.5/5
This book has managed to do many impossible things:
1) To one-dimension and beyond...not
Dragon marked has created not three-dimensional characters who are engaging, intuitive and make you envious of their personality traits to the point you can almost feel their presence with every page turned; not two-dimensional characters who are transparent in their desires, opinion and individuality. No, Dragon Marked has created the rare and abhorred one-dimensional character. What is this, you ask? A character who is not only transparent, but somehow, despite their age in adulthood, possesses no logical thought process and intellect to even conceive realistic ideas. They are twelve years old trapped in adults bodies, basically prancing around singing la lala la la as they mess everything up.
2) The hills are alive, with the sound of snowflakes (*cue background instrumental music)
As much as I've read it, the special snowflake syndrome that was taken authors (and held them against their will), doesn't bother me that much. But does this book have one special snowflake? No. Two? N0. Goddamn 4 at least (I lost count so there's probably more). Why would an author want to do this? Its like Jaymin Eve waved her fairy godmother wand and said, "You get the be a special snowflake, oh and you, and you. And let's not forget you."
There is one snowflake that stands above them all and that is Jessa. Apart from the rare one or two good moments she's the embodiment of the one-dimension. Tries to be badass and funny and rebellious...ends up turning me into a resentful old hag from her immaturity, lack of (working) mind, and suicidal ideas that don't make sense AT ALL.
Case and point:
SNOWFLAKE 1: Okay, we've saved who we wanted to from this maximum security prison that houses the worst perpetrators of all of the supernatural races. Let's all take a deep breathe and get out of this prison.
JESSA: But there are dozens more that we haven't saved.
SNOWFLAKE 2: It's not realistic. We'll get caught and further jeopardize the person we just saved.
JESSA: I don't care. I'm Jessa, and I want to save them all.
SNOWFLAKE 1: Fine, we'll come back for them when we have a new plan. You have my word.
(as everyone is getting the hell out of that prison, Jessa decides to stay back and seeks to somehow, with that genius mind of hers, save the dozens of prisoners. Without a plan. Without weapons. And, evidently, without a brain)
5 seconds later...gets caught.
JESSA: Shit, someone save me, someone save me...
I could talk about this book all day. Bottom line, the plot was much better compared to the characters, but that isn't saying much.
All I can say is that Jessa and her posse of snowflakes are lucky their world is survival of the strongest, because if it was survival of the smartest all but few would perish.
This book has managed to do many impossible things:
1) To one-dimension and beyond...not
Dragon marked has created not three-dimensional characters who are engaging, intuitive and make you envious of their personality traits to the point you can almost feel their presence with every page turned; not two-dimensional characters who are transparent in their desires, opinion and individuality. No, Dragon Marked has created the rare and abhorred one-dimensional character. What is this, you ask? A character who is not only transparent, but somehow, despite their age in adulthood, possesses no logical thought process and intellect to even conceive realistic ideas. They are twelve years old trapped in adults bodies, basically prancing around singing la lala la la as they mess everything up.
2) The hills are alive, with the sound of snowflakes (*cue background instrumental music)
As much as I've read it, the special snowflake syndrome that was taken authors (and held them against their will), doesn't bother me that much. But does this book have one special snowflake? No. Two? N0. Goddamn 4 at least (I lost count so there's probably more). Why would an author want to do this? Its like Jaymin Eve waved her fairy godmother wand and said, "You get the be a special snowflake, oh and you, and you. And let's not forget you."
There is one snowflake that stands above them all and that is Jessa. Apart from the rare one or two good moments she's the embodiment of the one-dimension. Tries to be badass and funny and rebellious...ends up turning me into a resentful old hag from her immaturity, lack of (working) mind, and suicidal ideas that don't make sense AT ALL.
Case and point:
SNOWFLAKE 1: Okay, we've saved who we wanted to from this maximum security prison that houses the worst perpetrators of all of the supernatural races. Let's all take a deep breathe and get out of this prison.
JESSA: But there are dozens more that we haven't saved.
SNOWFLAKE 2: It's not realistic. We'll get caught and further jeopardize the person we just saved.
JESSA: I don't care. I'm Jessa, and I want to save them all.
SNOWFLAKE 1: Fine, we'll come back for them when we have a new plan. You have my word.
(as everyone is getting the hell out of that prison, Jessa decides to stay back and seeks to somehow, with that genius mind of hers, save the dozens of prisoners. Without a plan. Without weapons. And, evidently, without a brain)
5 seconds later...gets caught.
JESSA: Shit, someone save me, someone save me...
I could talk about this book all day. Bottom line, the plot was much better compared to the characters, but that isn't saying much.
All I can say is that Jessa and her posse of snowflakes are lucky their world is survival of the strongest, because if it was survival of the smartest all but few would perish.