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heathercjohnson 's review for:
Kill Me Softly
by Sarah Cross
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The author gets points for the creative concept, voice, and writing, beautiful weaving of words.
However, this book lacked characterization. For a book about characters and roles, this missed the mark. Most of the characters were flat and nothing more than a cursed role. Those who tried to be more had so many flaws!
And can we talk priorities? What happened to the parents? What happened to the main character's precious photo that fell to the streets so she could hug a stranger? The focus always turned to Felix when - hello! - her parents are found, alive, etc. but right, let's forget any sort of substance and focus on this predictable, lackluster romance with boys (and older man) you've known for a few days... right, true love. *rolls eyes*
The main problem with this book is that it lost its focus. I wanted this story to have Mira focus on her parents and overcoming her destiny at Sleeping Beauty. The book loses this focus, forgets about the parents, and decides to focus on an illegal romance with Felix. By the way, teens - if strangers and older man suggest to hook you up with a free hotel room, say no, don't not buy lingerie for them, and then sleep with them the next couple of days. That's creepy, illegal, and your "red flag" alert better be going off!
Yeah, I did not enjoy this book. I finished with hopes they would discuss more meaningful concepts and break free from destiny's clutches. I expected too much. Forget about the side characters and parents. Let's just make out.
The author gets points for the creative concept, voice, and writing, beautiful weaving of words.
However, this book lacked characterization. For a book about characters and roles, this missed the mark. Most of the characters were flat and nothing more than a cursed role. Those who tried to be more had so many flaws!
And can we talk priorities? What happened to the parents? What happened to the main character's precious photo that fell to the streets so she could hug a stranger? The focus always turned to Felix when - hello! - her parents are found, alive, etc. but right, let's forget any sort of substance and focus on this predictable, lackluster romance with boys (and older man) you've known for a few days... right, true love. *rolls eyes*
The main problem with this book is that it lost its focus. I wanted this story to have Mira focus on her parents and overcoming her destiny at Sleeping Beauty. The book loses this focus, forgets about the parents, and decides to focus on an illegal romance with Felix. By the way, teens - if strangers and older man suggest to hook you up with a free hotel room, say no, don't not buy lingerie for them, and then sleep with them the next couple of days. That's creepy, illegal, and your "red flag" alert better be going off!
Yeah, I did not enjoy this book. I finished with hopes they would discuss more meaningful concepts and break free from destiny's clutches. I expected too much. Forget about the side characters and parents. Let's just make out.