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A review by sumsreadsalot
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
2.0
Where to begin? Well let's start at the beginning shall we.... this book started off so well and had so much promise, I was so prepared to give it at least a 4 star rating but alas... it all fizzled out.
Let's discuss the fundamental factor that put me off the book as i progressed- the dual POV. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for dual POVs, in fact I've read many books like that and enjoyed them...if they are done well! With this one however, I felt like i was reading two books simultaneously and the whiplash from one POV to the other was jarring! You get a feel of Rielle's character and get a little into her story and then it ends in a cliffhanger and you're thrown into Elaine's world. It was so frustrating, i felt like reading all of Rielle's POV first and then moving onto Elaine's just so it flows better.
I'm all for worldbuilding but i feel like it happened throughout the book in fits and spurts so by the time i was halfway through the book, i was still trying to figure out what exactly was happening. Although i have to say, everything came together well in the end.
We also kept getting introduced to new character after new that i struggled to keep up and had to go back and reread when they were introduced to figure out who they were.
And can we talk about the MCs and their love interests?? I'm struggling to pinpoint one personality trait of theirs because they're all just so...bland! I felt nothing towards them and kept questioning why i didn't care about them at all even towards the end. I just feel like they were not written well at all even though the potential was there.
The amount of times i thought i would DNF this book but i forged on till the end because i really wanted to like this book. I have never hated reading a book more than this one. The struggle was real!
2 stars because of the beginning, the idea, and little REMY! The only redeeming character of the book!
Let's discuss the fundamental factor that put me off the book as i progressed- the dual POV. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for dual POVs, in fact I've read many books like that and enjoyed them...if they are done well! With this one however, I felt like i was reading two books simultaneously and the whiplash from one POV to the other was jarring! You get a feel of Rielle's character and get a little into her story and then it ends in a cliffhanger and you're thrown into Elaine's world. It was so frustrating, i felt like reading all of Rielle's POV first and then moving onto Elaine's just so it flows better.
I'm all for worldbuilding but i feel like it happened throughout the book in fits and spurts so by the time i was halfway through the book, i was still trying to figure out what exactly was happening. Although i have to say, everything came together well in the end.
We also kept getting introduced to new character after new that i struggled to keep up and had to go back and reread when they were introduced to figure out who they were.
And can we talk about the MCs and their love interests?? I'm struggling to pinpoint one personality trait of theirs because they're all just so...bland! I felt nothing towards them and kept questioning why i didn't care about them at all even towards the end. I just feel like they were not written well at all even though the potential was there.
The amount of times i thought i would DNF this book but i forged on till the end because i really wanted to like this book. I have never hated reading a book more than this one. The struggle was real!
2 stars because of the beginning, the idea, and little REMY! The only redeeming character of the book!