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A review by emmajanetomlinson
A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin
3.0
This book went from a five star to a three star very fast.
I had two major problems with this book.
1) The romance. There was no build up for the romance. Georgie went from hating Sebastian to loving him and freaking out about everything he did. If the author had a better build up to the romance it would have felt more realistic and more accurate. Instead, it was awkward and confusing.
2)The end. If I had been writing this book I would have ended it when Sebastian fell out of the window leaving the reader in suspense and aching for the next book which could have started with them sailing to Calais. However because Baldwin continued the story, the book felt like it was being dragged out and I lost all motivation to read it and I now no longer want to continue the series.
Personally I would steer clear of this book. It has potential but I did NOT like the way it was executed. Although it has a cute story line the characters were definitely lacking development and certain traits were confusing like Tess's dreams and Maya's voice. Honestly my favorite part of this book was the romance between Miss Stranje and Captain Grey. That all being said, this book is a waste of time and I wouldn't read it, especially if you're looking for great characters and quality writing. (As a side note, the cover is pretty but the girl's hair isn't red like Baldwin is always describing. Maybe that is supposed to be one of the other girls? A minor detail but it bothered me.)
I had two major problems with this book.
1) The romance. There was no build up for the romance. Georgie went from hating Sebastian to loving him and freaking out about everything he did. If the author had a better build up to the romance it would have felt more realistic and more accurate. Instead, it was awkward and confusing.
2)The end. If I had been writing this book I would have ended it when Sebastian fell out of the window leaving the reader in suspense and aching for the next book which could have started with them sailing to Calais. However because Baldwin continued the story, the book felt like it was being dragged out and I lost all motivation to read it and I now no longer want to continue the series.
Personally I would steer clear of this book. It has potential but I did NOT like the way it was executed. Although it has a cute story line the characters were definitely lacking development and certain traits were confusing like Tess's dreams and Maya's voice. Honestly my favorite part of this book was the romance between Miss Stranje and Captain Grey. That all being said, this book is a waste of time and I wouldn't read it, especially if you're looking for great characters and quality writing. (As a side note, the cover is pretty but the girl's hair isn't red like Baldwin is always describing. Maybe that is supposed to be one of the other girls? A minor detail but it bothered me.)