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A review by imamandajulius
The Waking Land by Callie Bates
2.0
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.
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Edit: initially gave this 3 stars but knocked it down to 2 because I can't really imagine myself recommending it to anyone.
The best way I can describe the book is this: imagine you have a bunch of really great ingredients to make a really delicious meal, but you don't really know how to cook so you just throw things in and hope it works. Thus, when you give it a try, it's okay but you are overall fairly unsatisfied.
That's how this book made me feel. It had a strong beginning, an interesting premise, and characters with real potential, but things just never came together. There is also WAY too much relying on the inner monologue/turmoil which becomes really grating. I found myself hardcore skimming the last third of the book.
Click here for entire review.
Edit: initially gave this 3 stars but knocked it down to 2 because I can't really imagine myself recommending it to anyone.
The best way I can describe the book is this: imagine you have a bunch of really great ingredients to make a really delicious meal, but you don't really know how to cook so you just throw things in and hope it works. Thus, when you give it a try, it's okay but you are overall fairly unsatisfied.
That's how this book made me feel. It had a strong beginning, an interesting premise, and characters with real potential, but things just never came together. There is also WAY too much relying on the inner monologue/turmoil which becomes really grating. I found myself hardcore skimming the last third of the book.