kcup 's review for:

Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour

1.0

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Okay, I'm going to be honest, I skimmed the second half. I just couldn't take it anymore. The first few chapters were a little confusing- a lot of characters, everyone dressing weird, multiple strange encounters at one time. It was kind of a lot to keep track of when your kids are constantly making you stop reading. Finally I was able to read at longer stretches and I could keep up but then I just got irritated. I mean, seriously. How many creepy abandoned old houses do you have to go into to realize that maybe you are going to find something to freak you out or possibly hurt you? Crimney, even Jack says the same thing in the book. And, speaking of Jack, how many times does the dude have to pop up on your balcony to realize that maybe he isn't human or, at the very least, aliv

I have read reviews comparing this book to the crappiness of the Twilight saga. I have read reviews by people who firmly deny any type of similarity to the Twilight saga. What I haven't read is how I can get my money back on my B&N card that I spent on this book. I can't say Finn is weaker than Bella but she is certainly ridiculously careless and kind of mind numbing in the same way as Bella is in Twilight. And these constant party scenes totally reminded me of the Dragnet movie with Tom Hanks. I was pretty hopeful that this book was going to intrigue and spellbind me in the same manner as The Child Thief and The Graveyard Book did, but it was not even close.