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Didn't live up to the hype..
Overall rating
5.0
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Reader reviewed by sariebearie08
I have heard a lot of
great things about this book, so naturally, my expectations going in
were set very high. Unfortunately, I found this book a bit lacking. The
book took a long time to build up; the plot was pretty slow moving and
the pacing, for me, was off. For about 3/4 of the Book, the main
character is contemplating whether or not she should be with Pietr. We don't really get any real werewolf action until the last, oh say, 30 pages. The rest of the book really is Jess deciding if she should put herself before her friend Sarah.
That is something
else I found to be bit odd with this book. I did not understand the
friendship between Jess and Sarah. I especially did not understand why
Jess was so protective of her. I do no want to spoil anything for
anyone, but after what Sarah did, I do not understand why Jess attached
herself to Sarah like she did. Which in turn, made me question the main
character - which is something I don't like to do. I forget where it is
in the book, but the author mentions something about an editor making a
claim that a character is too stupid to live - I found that a bit
ironic, because I cannot imagine a person reacting the way Jess did to
Sarah. This made it very difficult to connect to Jess, which is a huge
problem.
Also, like I said
before, the pacing was off. The beginning of the book dragged on and
then it felt like the author was cramming a bunch of plot twists into
the last 20 pages. Don't get me wrong, I love plot twists. But I don't
like plot twists that seem forced. It is almost like there was a
template that said, "oh the book is ending, insert plot twist here".
Despite the issues I had with this book, I did enjoy it. I am always,
up for a good werewolf story. Although the book dragged for me, it was
a quick read, so I still was able to enjoy it. I will probably read the
next book, hopefully the pacing will be better. I know a lot of other
readers really enjoyed this book, so maybe I am just the odd one out,
but I give this book 3 stars.
I have heard a lot of
great things about this book, so naturally, my expectations going in
were set very high. Unfortunately, I found this book a bit lacking. The
book took a long time to build up; the plot was pretty slow moving and
the pacing, for me, was off. For about 3/4 of the Book, the main
character is contemplating whether or not she should be with Pietr. We don't really get any real werewolf action until the last, oh say, 30 pages. The rest of the book really is Jess deciding if she should put herself before her friend Sarah.
That is something
else I found to be bit odd with this book. I did not understand the
friendship between Jess and Sarah. I especially did not understand why
Jess was so protective of her. I do no want to spoil anything for
anyone, but after what Sarah did, I do not understand why Jess attached
herself to Sarah like she did. Which in turn, made me question the main
character - which is something I don't like to do. I forget where it is
in the book, but the author mentions something about an editor making a
claim that a character is too stupid to live - I found that a bit
ironic, because I cannot imagine a person reacting the way Jess did to
Sarah. This made it very difficult to connect to Jess, which is a huge
problem.
Also, like I said
before, the pacing was off. The beginning of the book dragged on and
then it felt like the author was cramming a bunch of plot twists into
the last 20 pages. Don't get me wrong, I love plot twists. But I don't
like plot twists that seem forced. It is almost like there was a
template that said, "oh the book is ending, insert plot twist here".
Despite the issues I had with this book, I did enjoy it. I am always,
up for a good werewolf story. Although the book dragged for me, it was
a quick read, so I still was able to enjoy it. I will probably read the
next book, hopefully the pacing will be better. I know a lot of other
readers really enjoyed this book, so maybe I am just the odd one out,
but I give this book 3 stars.
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