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A review by tjlcody
Brilliant by Rachel Vail
2.0
*Rubs eyes*
I had two problems with this book.
One: Quinn. Quinn was just... I did not like Quinn. I've read the other two books (and in order), and at least with Gorgeous it showed that Allison was more than just what we saw in Lucky.
But Quinn? Quinn actually got worse. She got more annoying, more arrogant, more insufferable than she appeared to be in the previous two books. And the thing is, I don't feel like she actually changed too much in the end. At least not in a "wow I've actually been a pretty condescending, know-it-all, arrogant jackass to my sisters and others" way.
But no. Her only real revelation was "Oh nobody's perfect, not even me or my mom" and it's just... No. No. How about some remorse for your attitude?
Two: The plot, and how it was carried out.
That makes it sound like so much more than it was, really. Yeah, she lied, and yeah she did go out and party- and yeah, she did become a bit unglued at certain points- but she never went straight-up wild or reckless. Not even close.
A lot of the change that happened went on internally, not externally. It was in her head that she began to question her mother's motives and ethics, and it was in her head that it became clear that her normal self was starting to change. But on the outside? No, not really all that wild or reckless or changed.
So yeah, I don't feel like the book delivered all that well in that respect.
(Oh and also I was a little freaking miffed at the fact that she was all "Oh Allison I don't think you should trust Ty" when SHE WAS THE ONE WHO KISSED HIM and was supposed to, as Allison's sister, have a much higher standard of trustworthiness).
I had two problems with this book.
One: Quinn. Quinn was just... I did not like Quinn. I've read the other two books (and in order), and at least with Gorgeous it showed that Allison was more than just what we saw in Lucky.
But Quinn? Quinn actually got worse. She got more annoying, more arrogant, more insufferable than she appeared to be in the previous two books. And the thing is, I don't feel like she actually changed too much in the end. At least not in a "wow I've actually been a pretty condescending, know-it-all, arrogant jackass to my sisters and others" way.
But no. Her only real revelation was "Oh nobody's perfect, not even me or my mom" and it's just... No. No. How about some remorse for your attitude?
Two: The plot, and how it was carried out.
[...] When the family house goes up for sale and Quinn faces the prospect of losing the home she loves, something snaps inside her, and a new, wild, reckless Quinn emerges. Soon Quinn's lying, sneaking out, and partying with a brand-new crowd.
That makes it sound like so much more than it was, really. Yeah, she lied, and yeah she did go out and party- and yeah, she did become a bit unglued at certain points- but she never went straight-up wild or reckless. Not even close.
A lot of the change that happened went on internally, not externally. It was in her head that she began to question her mother's motives and ethics, and it was in her head that it became clear that her normal self was starting to change. But on the outside? No, not really all that wild or reckless or changed.
So yeah, I don't feel like the book delivered all that well in that respect.
(Oh and also I was a little freaking miffed at the fact that she was all "Oh Allison I don't think you should trust Ty" when SHE WAS THE ONE WHO KISSED HIM and was supposed to, as Allison's sister, have a much higher standard of trustworthiness).