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A review by peppypenguin
The Quick by Lauren Owen
4.0
I really did enjoy this book in the end. At first I had my misgivings, mainly because I wasn't sure I liked where the book was heading. It was fairly slow to start, and it introduced character back stories I weren't sure we're absolutely necessary. However, by the end, it all came together nicely, and those I thought weren't important added an interesting element to the story.
I do have to admit that even at the very end, I didn't care too much for the characters. I liked them, all of them, but I didn't necessarily care how their stories ended. Usually my heart is racing as I finish a book, and I'm just dying to see if the fictional people I've fallen in love with survive. Not with this one. I cared, but not as much as I usually do.
Overall the book was masterfully put together. I don't think it's easy to blend different points of view together, but I think the choice in voices and the way they were pieced together was excellent.
I would definitely recommend this book. It's slow to start but it certainly picks up and grabs you by the end.
I do have to admit that even at the very end, I didn't care too much for the characters. I liked them, all of them, but I didn't necessarily care how their stories ended. Usually my heart is racing as I finish a book, and I'm just dying to see if the fictional people I've fallen in love with survive. Not with this one. I cared, but not as much as I usually do.
Overall the book was masterfully put together. I don't think it's easy to blend different points of view together, but I think the choice in voices and the way they were pieced together was excellent.
I would definitely recommend this book. It's slow to start but it certainly picks up and grabs you by the end.