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A review by jeuel
Awakened by Ciara Duggan
3.0
Thank you, NetGalley and The Parliament House for sending me an eARC to read and give an honest review!
Honestly, I don’t know where to begin with Awakened.
The book cover is stunning, which is one of the main reasons why I sent a request. Then comes the description, and I was hooked.
I was expecting great things with Awakened because of its amazing concepts. Reincarnation, magic and spells, awakened witches, loss and grief. It was all there but, the concepts were poorly executed and underdeveloped. For the first few parts, the read was enjoyable but midway, it became flat; and the climax was anticlimactic.
Hannah, the main character, awakened Callan and finds out about the supernatural world hidden from her current reality along with evil witches, spells, and magical creatures; and she just accepts it as is. Which, in my opinion, wouldn’t be the most-likely reaction any main character should have. The love story between the characters (Hannah and Callan) was too instant, making it unbelievable even with the history of reincarnation. Sadly, none of the characters made a memorable impact—not even the main antagonist.
Awakened was a quick and easy read with fewer chapters, and I hoped Duggan added a few more to expand and explain the magic system and give more depth to the characters, their relationships, and history.
Honestly, I don’t know where to begin with Awakened.
The book cover is stunning, which is one of the main reasons why I sent a request. Then comes the description, and I was hooked.
I was expecting great things with Awakened because of its amazing concepts. Reincarnation, magic and spells, awakened witches, loss and grief. It was all there but, the concepts were poorly executed and underdeveloped. For the first few parts, the read was enjoyable but midway, it became flat; and the climax was anticlimactic.
Hannah, the main character, awakened Callan and finds out about the supernatural world hidden from her current reality along with evil witches, spells, and magical creatures; and she just accepts it as is. Which, in my opinion, wouldn’t be the most-likely reaction any main character should have. The love story between the characters (Hannah and Callan) was too instant, making it unbelievable even with the history of reincarnation. Sadly, none of the characters made a memorable impact—not even the main antagonist.
Awakened was a quick and easy read with fewer chapters, and I hoped Duggan added a few more to expand and explain the magic system and give more depth to the characters, their relationships, and history.