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Amelia Unabridged
by Ashley Schumacher
First things first - if you loved this book - I am truly happy for you. As I have opened this story with such high expectations after seeing all the reviews, but I ended up deeply disappointed.
This story is about Amelia, who, at the very beginning of the story, faces a tragic event that pushes her out of her comfort zone and makes her question various decisions and life plans that were already set in motion. She needs to answer to herself who she is, and more importantly, who she wants to be. We follow Amelia as she is grieving, as she is falling in love, and as she is healing. The story sets us on this journey with Amelia, with the expectation for us to feel and empathize with her.
And from here on, my rumbling begins. If you would like to form your own opinion about this story, I would suggest to not continue reading, but simply, try the book with an open mind.
As this story is set in a world we live in - there is no magic and unicorns flying around, the characters sure do feel like they came straight out of a fairytale. They are absolutely unbelievable, and I do not mean it in a good way, as if they are that incredible.
No, they just do not seem real at all. They are not immersive, and they do not seem well-thought-through. They do not grow or learn much throughout the story.
And not only the characters are bland and unrealistic, but the situations that Amelia ends up participating in made me giggle with disbelief. Everything in her path would just magically appear in front of her. She does not need to pay for anything, she does not need to work or fight. Things just simply... well... are there for her, delivered on a silver platter.
And the romance in this book - SURPRISE - felt unrealistic too. I did not feel any passion or any strong attraction between the characters. The way they meet seemed extracted from fanfiction, rather than a well-delivered storyline you would expect from an actual book.
All in all, after the reading spree I had from the beginning of this year, and many incredible titles that I have finished before this - Amelia Unabridged just fell short.
This story is about Amelia, who, at the very beginning of the story, faces a tragic event that pushes her out of her comfort zone and makes her question various decisions and life plans that were already set in motion. She needs to answer to herself who she is, and more importantly, who she wants to be. We follow Amelia as she is grieving, as she is falling in love, and as she is healing. The story sets us on this journey with Amelia, with the expectation for us to feel and empathize with her.
And from here on, my rumbling begins. If you would like to form your own opinion about this story, I would suggest to not continue reading, but simply, try the book with an open mind.
As this story is set in a world we live in - there is no magic and unicorns flying around, the characters sure do feel like they came straight out of a fairytale. They are absolutely unbelievable, and I do not mean it in a good way, as if they are that incredible.
No, they just do not seem real at all. They are not immersive, and they do not seem well-thought-through. They do not grow or learn much throughout the story.
And not only the characters are bland and unrealistic, but the situations that Amelia ends up participating in made me giggle with disbelief. Everything in her path would just magically appear in front of her. She does not need to pay for anything, she does not need to work or fight. Things just simply... well... are there for her, delivered on a silver platter.
And the romance in this book - SURPRISE - felt unrealistic too. I did not feel any passion or any strong attraction between the characters. The way they meet seemed extracted from fanfiction, rather than a well-delivered storyline you would expect from an actual book.
All in all, after the reading spree I had from the beginning of this year, and many incredible titles that I have finished before this - Amelia Unabridged just fell short.