YA Fantasy/Paranormal
Rating: 2 Stars
Sixteen-year-old Perdita Rivers has spent her
entire sheltered life being told what to do. Lately, she’s felt ready for a
change, and the universe seems to agree. Her new best friend’s brother is the
boy of Perdita’s dreams. Literally.
Even though he plays hot and cold, she’s sure
there’s more to it, but she’s kind of distracted by the sense she’s being
followed - not to mention the rumours of wild animal sightings that seem to
mean more to her new crush’s family than they should. Perdy’s on a mission to
find the truth, but maybe the truth is the danger she should hide from, after
all.
My Thoughts: I have to admit, I read this story awhile back
but I got over it almost immediately and jumped into another right away. Mostly
it was because I wasn’t all that impressed. I pushed through this one because I
don’t like to leave books unread and even though the story wasn’t that bad it
also wasn’t that good either.
The problem
I have is that nothing surprised me. Vampires and werewolves are being overused
because that is what everyone is reading. So, I see this werewolf story and
think, “Hey, maybe this is worth a try.” Is anyone original anymore? Can no one
come up with new ways to hook the readers and keep them coming back for more?
Perdita is
in no way relatable to me. She has no individuality and no personality. She is
considered a freak but really who isn’t these days. She is a plain Jane who is
getting the man of her dreams who will protect her and take care of her. Sound
familiar anyone? Where are the strong women who don’t need men to protect them?
Every girl wants a man’s big strong arms to protect her but at the same time we
need to learn to protect ourselves.
The plot is
interesting. The curse is interesting. The whole idea of this novel is
interesting. The problem? Interesting is not enough. If these areas aren’t developed
then it doesn’t matter if its interesting because you can’t keep the audience
there long enough to keep going till the end of not just the first book but the
whole series. It feels choppy and then before you know it your readers lose
interest like I did.
Overall, I
did not like this book at all. The characters were not fully developed and the
plot wasn’t fully developed as well. I bet the story would be loads better if
it was thought out better or maybe more time spent on developing the story and
characters would make it more enjoyable. I hope that the author spent more time
working on her next few books in the series and developed them more. I’m
probably not going to read them though. I hate saying that but I’m not going to
lie, there are just more interesting books out there that keep me wanting to
come back for more.
Cover: 3/5
Writing: 2/5
Characters: 1/5
Overall Score:
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