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A review by amandacole
Archetype by M.D. Waters
4.0
I received this book free from Penguin First to Read.
When I first saw this book and read its description, it looked interesting, but I worried that it would be a letdown, like many of the books in this now-overdone genre. I was pleasantly surprised to find a unique story with a few unexpected twists.
What I liked most about this was that I really, really wanted to find out why Emma didn't remember her past and why Declan was telling her things that conflicted with memories she did have. I kept reading well past my bedtime to get to the bottom of it, finishing the book in one sitting.
I liked that we learned about the world in which the characters lived through Emma's memories, which revealed only bits at a time. I'm curious to learn more about this world, and I expect there will be a follow-up to this book that gets us further immersed in this world.
I also liked the characterization of Declan and how we learned more about him over time. I'm still not entirely sure what to think about him; is he as bad as Noah and Foster say? Or is he trying to do things differently from his father? I liked that he seemed more sinister over time. I think his character was written very nicely.
What I didn't like was the Adrienne element: while it certainly explained some of Noah's frustrations, it just doesn't make much sense to me. Maybe with more of their story, it would, but it just seemed like it was out of place. I also felt like I wanted to know more about Foster, Noah, and the resistance.
That said, I'm curious enough about these characters and their world to read more books about them. This was a quick read, and I did enjoy it.
When I first saw this book and read its description, it looked interesting, but I worried that it would be a letdown, like many of the books in this now-overdone genre. I was pleasantly surprised to find a unique story with a few unexpected twists.
What I liked most about this was that I really, really wanted to find out why Emma didn't remember her past and why Declan was telling her things that conflicted with memories she did have. I kept reading well past my bedtime to get to the bottom of it, finishing the book in one sitting.
I liked that we learned about the world in which the characters lived through Emma's memories, which revealed only bits at a time. I'm curious to learn more about this world, and I expect there will be a follow-up to this book that gets us further immersed in this world.
I also liked the characterization of Declan and how we learned more about him over time. I'm still not entirely sure what to think about him; is he as bad as Noah and Foster say? Or is he trying to do things differently from his father? I liked that he seemed more sinister over time. I think his character was written very nicely.
What I didn't like was the Adrienne element: while it certainly explained some of Noah's frustrations, it just doesn't make much sense to me. Maybe with more of their story, it would, but it just seemed like it was out of place. I also felt like I wanted to know more about Foster, Noah, and the resistance.
That said, I'm curious enough about these characters and their world to read more books about them. This was a quick read, and I did enjoy it.