Shannon
If you don't need to sleep, read this book
It's 2:00 a.m. and I just finished reading this book because I got to the last four chapters and could not stop myself. The build-up from the last book, the constant tension between everyone in existence, the cat and mouse games... This book has it all and there wasn't a single part that didn't have me enthralled. On to book 6 because while it's the middle of the night, I need more.
I couldn't do it
Rambling. So much rambling. I already ramble in my own head, I'm trying to escape that kind of constant, incessant stream and this book force feeds it to you. I feel like the writer thinks she's coy with how she “reveals” stuff and makes each character so unique and edgy but it's because she takes absurd, indirect routes that I find myself greatly annoyed. I can't finish this, for my own sanity.
Magical, in the simplest sense of the word
This might be a terrible review but the only way I can describe how I feel about this book is that it's the first one I've finished in over a year because nothing else could hold my attention or keep me wanting more the way this novel did. Onto the next... Immediately.
This Was A Total Hate-Read
You ever get a few pages into a book and already know it's going to be terrible, but want to finally finish a book in time for your monthly book club meeting so you persevere through weak, predictable characters and the worst dialogue you've ever seen? Not to mention the whole trope of rape being used as the main plot point of a woman's history. Do better, I beg you.
I'm glad this book is done so I can go back to something worthwhile. There are several reasons it was free on Amazon and had no hold time at the library. Save yourself.
I tried my best to get through this book but I ultimately had to put it down about halfway through. I usually like teen-based books, and even more so if there is a supernatural element in them, but this was very, very slow. The main character is your typical damsel-in-distress and can't figure out how to cope when things aren't normal. Her faux-boyfriend is the broody, angsty teenage boy that you want to avoid making eye contact with, not because he's scary, but because he's boring and not worth the time. SPOILER He gains control of the girl's foresight powers and keeps a hold of them to “help” and “protect” her. It's as creepy as it sounds - a new boy in your school knows your secret and is keeping it away from you to protect you, even though you've known each other for less than 6 months.
