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A review by janneked
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I read this for a book club, I would never have picked this book for myself, and I severely disliked it for several reasons:
1. Writing style. Imagine teenager fanfiction level. Impossible sentences, messy storytelling, all hashed with a few expensive words here and there. It's extremely slow with endless repetitions of the same circles of pointless information. Also: everything important (also everything irrelevant) is written with A Capital Letter For Extra Emphasis on Importance.
2. Extremely bad world building. Nothing is explained, nothing makes sense, and to be honest, it is highly unlikely the The Big Secret is being kept safe the way Jennifer wrote down. In addition, everybody in this world is handsome apparently. No normal people around.
3. Extremely unlikeable main character. Nobody is THAT stupid. She was probably intended to be a 'badass woman', but she is definitely not. Childish, entitled and victim mentality do fit her just fine I think.
4. So much romanticizing of toxic relationships and horrible men... Not a good book to become so popular in this time. Should come with a warning in my opinion.
I could go on and on, but I am going to ship this book to the next reader ASAP. I don't want it sitting on my coffee table anymore.
1. Writing style. Imagine teenager fanfiction level. Impossible sentences, messy storytelling, all hashed with a few expensive words here and there. It's extremely slow with endless repetitions of the same circles of pointless information. Also: everything important (also everything irrelevant) is written with A Capital Letter For Extra Emphasis on Importance.
2. Extremely bad world building. Nothing is explained, nothing makes sense, and to be honest, it is highly unlikely the The Big Secret is being kept safe the way Jennifer wrote down. In addition, everybody in this world is handsome apparently. No normal people around.
3. Extremely unlikeable main character. Nobody is THAT stupid. She was probably intended to be a 'badass woman', but she is definitely not. Childish, entitled and victim mentality do fit her just fine I think.
4. So much romanticizing of toxic relationships and horrible men... Not a good book to become so popular in this time. Should come with a warning in my opinion.
I could go on and on, but I am going to ship this book to the next reader ASAP. I don't want it sitting on my coffee table anymore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence