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A review by slcenso
The Adoration of Jenna Fox: Chapters 1-5 by Mary E. Pearson
2.0
My dad picked this book up for me at a thrift store for $0.49, along with about 20 other books. I figured, hey, why not give them a shot? And so I started here.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox started on a high note for me. The idea of a teenage girl coming out of a coma and knowing what happened to her is an intriguing subject, in my mind. Even more, the prose-like style of the novel really grabbed my attention and drew me in. The problem with the book came out soon for me, however.
The main plot idea - which I won't give away incase someone that hasn't read the book yet is reading this - was ridiculous, in my opinion. I'm not a fantasy lover, nor a sci-fi lover, and this felt like a weird mix of both that did absolutely nothing for me. I found myself skipping over the parts that talked specifically about the main plot just to get back to Jenna's rediscovering herself, and even more, her relationship with her Nana. I thought the most interesting parts of the book were her relationships with Clayton Bender, Ethan and Nana. I also thought that Kara and Locke could have added a lot more to the story, had they not been dealt with the way they had been by the author.
Honestly, this book was a huge letdown in terms of my expectations versus the reality.
I don't think I'd pick up another Pearson book any time soon.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox started on a high note for me. The idea of a teenage girl coming out of a coma and knowing what happened to her is an intriguing subject, in my mind. Even more, the prose-like style of the novel really grabbed my attention and drew me in. The problem with the book came out soon for me, however.
The main plot idea - which I won't give away incase someone that hasn't read the book yet is reading this - was ridiculous, in my opinion. I'm not a fantasy lover, nor a sci-fi lover, and this felt like a weird mix of both that did absolutely nothing for me. I found myself skipping over the parts that talked specifically about the main plot just to get back to Jenna's rediscovering herself, and even more, her relationship with her Nana. I thought the most interesting parts of the book were her relationships with Clayton Bender, Ethan and Nana. I also thought that Kara and Locke could have added a lot more to the story, had they not been dealt with the way they had been by the author.
Honestly, this book was a huge letdown in terms of my expectations versus the reality.
I don't think I'd pick up another Pearson book any time soon.