Yeah, since I'm like the only goddamn person who doesn't like The Iron Fey series, I didn't have highFirst ever mini-DNF review (act excited and such)
Yeah, since I'm like the only goddamn person who doesn't like The Iron Fey series, I didn't have high expectations for this book. My suspicions were accurate in that affair but I did spot of redeeming aspects, and these are what I found:
* The love interest * The writing * Julie Kagawa * Grimalkin
What I didn't like: * Ethan. * The pacing
I shall now go through each of the bullets and tell you a bit more about them (like a newb because I have no system for these reviews).
Kenzie Kenzie was a very interesting character, a bit cliched but still very well thought out. She was brave, intelligent, witty, and practically everything Meghan was not (for more info on why I hate Meghan with a passion here). As I never finished the book, I'm not exactly sure if she stays this way but I'm going to live in denial and pretend she will always be like this. I regret nothing.
The Writing I really think that Julie Kagawa is a good author. I really do. I never liked her series (from what I have read of it) but I did adore her other book, The Immortal Rules. The writing was very expressive and accurate. I didn't find any odd things in this book.
Julie Kagawa's Maturing In her previous series, Meghan was a very poorly written character. She was stupid, shallow, and what ever other insults that start with a "s". I mean, Meghan didn't move an inch while a huge person/thing ran charging up to her. In this book, the characters are more real and less idiotic. The plot was less holey and more thought out.
Grim There are no words necessary. He is amazing.
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Ethan He is the MC for this story and I despised him. He was a jackass in all respects and though I didn't finish (which is why I'm doing this weird half review thing) I still hated him. Perhaps Kenzie straightens him out but I seriously doubt it. The problem with my hating the character so much is the simple fact that he is the main character. I couldn't stand being in his head. He was an emo, angsty (I guess he has reason for this but still) teen. It was a major drawback from being able to like this book to the full extent.
The Pacing You might be asking yourself (but probably aren't) "Lisbeth, you said you loved the writing! *gasp*". It's true, I did. It was lyrical and fun, but still dark at times. My major give with the writing is something called pacing. Dun, dun, dun. It was either too slow or too fast and I had a lot of trouble concentrating on the story and focusing on what's happening. I felt generally disconnected with the story and it's characters, which is a shame because I did fall for the hype and the fact that everyone loved it and I hadn't seen many less than 3 star reviews.
In conclusion: The gist of my long mini review is that I did like it, but two major flaws stopped me from enjoying it as much as I ordinarily would have. ...more
Shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but the truth is I couldn’t didn’t finish the book. I got halfway in, then deciCaution: Rant ahead; proceed at your own cost.
Shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but the truth is I couldn’t didn’t finish the book. I got halfway in, then decided I couldn’t take it anymore.
To start with what I liked, I was glad when the book started, Zoel was already glitching. I didn’t want to go through pages of blankness and robotic-ness. I’m glad the Zoel started questioning everything before Adrien came. The story premise was interesting and I can honestly say I really wanted to read it. That’s about it.
Ms. Anastasiu: if you can’t come up with new words that don’t make your characters sound like dimwits, don’t use them at all. I can’t possibly like a guy who says shunting, gnangy, and godlam’d.
Insta-love to the extreme. In Twilight, she saw him for a week or so before she was in love with him. Zoel saw Adrien for maybe five hours before she decided she may be in love with him.
Characters: Zoel was just another Mary Sue. She relied on men to do anything. She falls in love with a guy after knowing him for all of a few hours. Zoel didn’t know she was pretty till the fact was pointed out to her.
I’m having a weird sense of deja vu…
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—Bella doesn’t seem to know either! Adrien bored me to death. I have nothing else to say.
Max was even worse. I’m guessing he’s part of the love triangle, but how could any one like him after (and no, I am not joking) he asks her if he could see her genitalia. And he’s a love interest.
Fail.
Plot: I’ve read bad books with horrible characters, but I usually keep reading because I may be mildly interested in the plot. Maybe I didn’t get far enough, but the plot was boring. I didn’t care about anything.
Even though I only got halfway in, I saw some holes in the plot. For example, if the memory disruptor would make Zoe forget about her make out session with Adrien, wouldn’t it make her forget about glitching? And if glitching made sure the disruptor didn’t work, she would remember Adrien.
Granted, I’m probably over thinking this.
What I liked/disliked:
Liked:
■ Zoel was already glitching ■ Premise ■ Zoe was questioning things
Disliked:
■ Plot ■ Zoel ■ Adrien ■ Adrien’s cuss words ■ Max ■ Insta love
In conclusion: I strongly disliked this book, so much so I dropped it (something I haven’t done in a very long time). I do not recommend it to anyone and suggest you avoid it like the plague.
Lisbeth Avery {Domus Libri}
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