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yassica 's review for:
Instant Karma
by Marissa Meyer
i usually love marissa meyer's works (like heartless & the lunar chronicles), but this book was so different from what i was used to getting from her and was SO incredibly close to just being a total disaster for me. had it not been for the last 25% ish of the book, this would have definitely been a 2 star rating because of how frustrating it was to get through.
prudence is insufferable. plain and simple. she's rude, condescending, self-righteous, immature, judgmental, and so much more. sure, this is done somewhat intentionally and we get to see her growth by the end of the novel, but it's too little and too late. i suffered way too much listening to her and i didn't feel like i could actually stand her until the last few chapters. it was so hard to root for her and i really found myself not caring about her or her grade worries whatsoever.
another thing that bothered me was the lack of subtlety. you can clearly see when a "life lesson" is being set up and then you have no choice but to wait a couple of chapters until the characters learn this themselves. it makes things so predictable and (i hate to say it) boring.
the thing that salvaged this novel for me was the earring/money plot. i already had a strong feeling of what was going to go down, but i did appreciate the build up and tension. it was better than i had thought it was going to be and ended the book on a positive note for me.
i though pru and quint had pretty good chemistry together too.
the first 75% of the book was a solid 2.5 stars (just because of how annoying i found prudence to be) but the ending bumped it up to a very weak 3 stars.
prudence is insufferable. plain and simple. she's rude, condescending, self-righteous, immature, judgmental, and so much more. sure, this is done somewhat intentionally and we get to see her growth by the end of the novel, but it's too little and too late. i suffered way too much listening to her and i didn't feel like i could actually stand her until the last few chapters. it was so hard to root for her and i really found myself not caring about her or her grade worries whatsoever.
another thing that bothered me was the lack of subtlety. you can clearly see when a "life lesson" is being set up and then you have no choice but to wait a couple of chapters until the characters learn this themselves. it makes things so predictable and (i hate to say it) boring.
the thing that salvaged this novel for me was the earring/money plot. i already had a strong feeling of what was going to go down, but i did appreciate the build up and tension. it was better than i had thought it was going to be and ended the book on a positive note for me.
i though pru and quint had pretty good chemistry together too.
the first 75% of the book was a solid 2.5 stars (just because of how annoying i found prudence to be) but the ending bumped it up to a very weak 3 stars.