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A review by alyssaindira
Abandon by Meg Cabot
2.0
*no spoilers were harmed in the making of this review*
"Persephone being kidnapped by Hades, the god of the dead and taken to live with him in the underworld was how the Greeks explained the changing of the seasons. It's what's known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That's no myth"
Hey guys, I finished Abandon (Abandon, #1)by Meg Cabot. I believed that I would enjoy this retelling of the whole Hades/Persephone dilemma, considering I've enjoyed several others novels centered around this. I totally expected to like Cabot's rendition as well. But I suppose that's the myth in my opinion. Now, don't get me wrong, it's an alright story. The writing was alright, not to jam packed with details, not to sparse. But, it was written in a strange way where some chapters were the present events, and some were describing past events. However, in the present storyline, it often alluded to events that happened in the past. Without giving any details about what actually occurred until it was covered in later chapters. So, it was kind of confusing, reading about the character referencing something that happened in the past in the present, without knowing why and how it truly influenced her present actions. Confused reading this? Yeah, that's how I felt. SO yeah, I was kind of lost for majority of the book. Wondering about past events than present happenings. Other than that, the writing was smooth to breeze through, if you dont mind being unsure of what your reading about. The storyline itself was well, dull ish? In my opinion, it is literally just about a girl trying to adjust to a new school and new life, while being stuck in her past life. Or maybe it wasnt dull, just slow? Or maybe I am just put out because it didnt contain that much action. Or maybe the real reason was because although it said it was suppose to have romance in this book, it kinda sucked. Majority of the relationship was hate, and being pushed away and clipped meetings or memories. Just glimpses. And the main character doesnt even realize that love could be a possibility until like, when its almost too late. SO, it was mainly a "hate" relationship, then boom! To love in zero seconds flat. I was very confused. I mean, they never had any chemistry or building or tension or any kind of loveish attraction. Until they did, out of no where. So yeah...that was a total bust. Besides that, we dont really get to know much about the MC personality, other than she is more like her father than her mother, and she is not scared anymore, blah blah blah. All very dry and dull and without flavor. And the main suppose love interest is practically just described as being moody. While his actions suggest that he is protective. That's about it. Until the end. Where he gets maybe one or two more character traits. Then the end of the book just like that. *coughs* I should remind you guys that all of this is just my opinion. Take it for what it is worth. Just because I didnt have the best of experiences reading this book, doesnt mean you wont. You guys might like this book, if you give it a shot. Which, is what I did. I tried this book. And it just didnt work out. For me. For you guys? Who knows. Alright, I think that's about all I can think to say about this book. As always, if you guys have any questions or comments, drop em below. Till next time. Bye.
"Persephone being kidnapped by Hades, the god of the dead and taken to live with him in the underworld was how the Greeks explained the changing of the seasons. It's what's known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That's no myth"
Hey guys, I finished Abandon (Abandon, #1)by Meg Cabot. I believed that I would enjoy this retelling of the whole Hades/Persephone dilemma, considering I've enjoyed several others novels centered around this. I totally expected to like Cabot's rendition as well. But I suppose that's the myth in my opinion. Now, don't get me wrong, it's an alright story. The writing was alright, not to jam packed with details, not to sparse. But, it was written in a strange way where some chapters were the present events, and some were describing past events. However, in the present storyline, it often alluded to events that happened in the past. Without giving any details about what actually occurred until it was covered in later chapters. So, it was kind of confusing, reading about the character referencing something that happened in the past in the present, without knowing why and how it truly influenced her present actions. Confused reading this? Yeah, that's how I felt. SO yeah, I was kind of lost for majority of the book. Wondering about past events than present happenings. Other than that, the writing was smooth to breeze through, if you dont mind being unsure of what your reading about. The storyline itself was well, dull ish? In my opinion, it is literally just about a girl trying to adjust to a new school and new life, while being stuck in her past life. Or maybe it wasnt dull, just slow? Or maybe I am just put out because it didnt contain that much action. Or maybe the real reason was because although it said it was suppose to have romance in this book, it kinda sucked. Majority of the relationship was hate, and being pushed away and clipped meetings or memories. Just glimpses. And the main character doesnt even realize that love could be a possibility until like, when its almost too late. SO, it was mainly a "hate" relationship, then boom! To love in zero seconds flat. I was very confused. I mean, they never had any chemistry or building or tension or any kind of loveish attraction. Until they did, out of no where. So yeah...that was a total bust. Besides that, we dont really get to know much about the MC personality, other than she is more like her father than her mother, and she is not scared anymore, blah blah blah. All very dry and dull and without flavor. And the main suppose love interest is practically just described as being moody. While his actions suggest that he is protective. That's about it. Until the end. Where he gets maybe one or two more character traits. Then the end of the book just like that. *coughs* I should remind you guys that all of this is just my opinion. Take it for what it is worth. Just because I didnt have the best of experiences reading this book, doesnt mean you wont. You guys might like this book, if you give it a shot. Which, is what I did. I tried this book. And it just didnt work out. For me. For you guys? Who knows. Alright, I think that's about all I can think to say about this book. As always, if you guys have any questions or comments, drop em below. Till next time. Bye.