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Dark Companion by Marta Acosta
3.0
Dark Companion is a decent novel. The plot was pretty predictable though. And the characters were see-through. I have definitely read better books.
The main character is a girl named Jane Williams. At first, I liked her. Yeah, she was falling for a guy I didn't like, but that was okay. I knew she wouldn't end up with him. She was more than a bit predictable. At the beginning, I thought she was a strong heroine. But by the middle, she was being an idiot and was very weak and not well done. Her character was falling apart. Towards the end, I started to like her again. After she comes to her senses, of course. One last problem I had with her was that she bounced from one guy to the next. One minute she's like 'I can't live without *spoiler*. I love him so much.' The next, she's all 'I don't like him anymore. But ooh, he's hot and nice. Now I love him.' I get that there is supposed to be some indecision, etc. but really? It was a little much.
The plot was mighty predictable. I was able to able to say 'And then that will happen. Then that. Oh, and she'll end up with him.' The beginning and end of the book were good, but the middle doesn't have much going for it. Most of it drove me nuts. I wanted to throw the book at the wall many times. The only reason I didn't was because it was a library book and I didn't want to pay the fine if I damaged it. So, in summary, the beginning and end were good and interesting. The character was okay at times but wasn't well constructed. And the middle was just plain boring. I was very much looking forward to this book, so I give it a three.
The main character is a girl named Jane Williams. At first, I liked her. Yeah, she was falling for a guy I didn't like, but that was okay. I knew she wouldn't end up with him. She was more than a bit predictable. At the beginning, I thought she was a strong heroine. But by the middle, she was being an idiot and was very weak and not well done. Her character was falling apart. Towards the end, I started to like her again. After she comes to her senses, of course. One last problem I had with her was that she bounced from one guy to the next. One minute she's like 'I can't live without *spoiler*. I love him so much.' The next, she's all 'I don't like him anymore. But ooh, he's hot and nice. Now I love him.' I get that there is supposed to be some indecision, etc. but really? It was a little much.
The plot was mighty predictable. I was able to able to say 'And then that will happen. Then that. Oh, and she'll end up with him.' The beginning and end of the book were good, but the middle doesn't have much going for it. Most of it drove me nuts. I wanted to throw the book at the wall many times. The only reason I didn't was because it was a library book and I didn't want to pay the fine if I damaged it. So, in summary, the beginning and end were good and interesting. The character was okay at times but wasn't well constructed. And the middle was just plain boring. I was very much looking forward to this book, so I give it a three.