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A review by blurrypetals
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
2.0
Man, I'm bummed this was so lame!
I really was looking forward to giving this book a try. It's a debut and I was excited to have an Asian main character for a new YA series. Besides, I love villains, villain stories, stories with dubious morality, all that jazz! This seemed to be directly in my wheelhouse!
Instead, it just feels every last bi the debut that it is. The pacing is crazy bad right from the get-go and it did absolutely nothing to draw me into the story or characters before introducing the conflict. Sometimes that sort of thing can work, but the conflict was as well-established to us as it is to the main character, which is to say...the conflict is not well-established at all!
After reading a few mixed reviews on here, it just seemed like it was a good idea to simply DNF this one and move on to greener pastures. Better luck next time I guess!
I really was looking forward to giving this book a try. It's a debut and I was excited to have an Asian main character for a new YA series. Besides, I love villains, villain stories, stories with dubious morality, all that jazz! This seemed to be directly in my wheelhouse!
Instead, it just feels every last bi the debut that it is. The pacing is crazy bad right from the get-go and it did absolutely nothing to draw me into the story or characters before introducing the conflict. Sometimes that sort of thing can work, but the conflict was as well-established to us as it is to the main character, which is to say...the conflict is not well-established at all!
After reading a few mixed reviews on here, it just seemed like it was a good idea to simply DNF this one and move on to greener pastures. Better luck next time I guess!