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The Damned
by Renée Ahdieh
3.5/5 stars
I personally loved [b:The Beautiful|42265183|The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1)|Renée Ahdieh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547578763l/42265183._SY75_.jpg|65881999], so I was so excited for this book to come out. After reading it, I just have a few complaints.
1) Too many POVs. - Some POVs didn't add very much to the plot, and I felt like skipping over them most of the time.
2) Slow. - The first book was a slow-burn as well, but this one was just dragging. The first book's pacing didn't bother me at all, but this one really grinded my gears. I noticed that I didn't get into it until well over a third of the way in.
3) Exposition Dumps. - Renee is clearly trying to expand her world and branching out to other supernatural creatures, but the way it was done was just boring to me. It stops the entire book whenever it happens, and one of the huge reveals almost seemed to come out of nowhere to me.
The complaints I had were quite negative, but I still ended up liking this book. As mentioned earlier, it took me a while to really get a feel for it. I want to say that it took about half the book for me to become invested. I am still looking forward to the sequel, but I won't be as hyped for it as I was this one.
I personally loved [b:The Beautiful|42265183|The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1)|Renée Ahdieh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547578763l/42265183._SY75_.jpg|65881999], so I was so excited for this book to come out. After reading it, I just have a few complaints.
1) Too many POVs. - Some POVs didn't add very much to the plot, and I felt like skipping over them most of the time.
2) Slow. - The first book was a slow-burn as well, but this one was just dragging. The first book's pacing didn't bother me at all, but this one really grinded my gears. I noticed that I didn't get into it until well over a third of the way in.
3) Exposition Dumps. - Renee is clearly trying to expand her world and branching out to other supernatural creatures, but the way it was done was just boring to me. It stops the entire book whenever it happens, and one of the huge reveals almost seemed to come out of nowhere to me.
The complaints I had were quite negative, but I still ended up liking this book. As mentioned earlier, it took me a while to really get a feel for it. I want to say that it took about half the book for me to become invested. I am still looking forward to the sequel, but I won't be as hyped for it as I was this one.