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A review by dani_bugz
Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier
4.0
I have been umm-ing and arr-ing over what to rate this book for hours! Finally I have settled on a 3.5.
This book is not particularly gripping for the first third. I was even contemplating putting it down fot later; but I am honestly glad I continued with it. It wasn't an amazing read, however it was quite enjoyable. You can definitely tell this is a debut (or close to) as there were bits that didn't quite add up, dialogue that could have been more realistic and I found that I didn't have much of an attachment with any of the characters.
BUT there were bita i really liked, such as the ystery and intrigue, the karma playing out, the secrecy and the understandable and identifiable actions the characters take. In short, the plot was pretty good, the writing just needs a bit of a jazz up. Also having YA narrated via third person instead of first person creates a bit of detachment! I have seen it done well, but I think for this novel, first person POV would probably have worked better.
All in all, I did enjoy this book and would recommend it! I just feel like all it needed was a bit of polish (so keep that in mind if you do give it a go, don't expect super amazing writing). I am sure that with experience, Fornasier could write some kick-ass YA!
This book is not particularly gripping for the first third. I was even contemplating putting it down fot later; but I am honestly glad I continued with it. It wasn't an amazing read, however it was quite enjoyable. You can definitely tell this is a debut (or close to) as there were bits that didn't quite add up, dialogue that could have been more realistic and I found that I didn't have much of an attachment with any of the characters.
BUT there were bita i really liked, such as the ystery and intrigue, the karma playing out, the secrecy and the understandable and identifiable actions the characters take. In short, the plot was pretty good, the writing just needs a bit of a jazz up. Also having YA narrated via third person instead of first person creates a bit of detachment! I have seen it done well, but I think for this novel, first person POV would probably have worked better.
All in all, I did enjoy this book and would recommend it! I just feel like all it needed was a bit of polish (so keep that in mind if you do give it a go, don't expect super amazing writing). I am sure that with experience, Fornasier could write some kick-ass YA!