I had so much expectation for this book. I really was hoping
that I would like it. The cover was fantastic. There are two authors who
worked hard for it, so surely it must be something.
Unfortunately, though, it disappointed me. It was a bit okay, but not enough to make me want to read the next book immediately. I don't know whether I'll read the rest still. I might give Beautiful Darkness a try, but the chances are slim.
The main problem? There were lots of cliches. It wouldn't take a genius to figure that one out. Sure enough, there were a few things that I liked - how it mentioned To Kill a Mockingbird, one of my favorite books, how the narrator is a male, which is quite rare in YA books . . . etc. However, the negatives outweighed the positive sides. Forbidden romance has been done multitudes of times; and needless to say, with its prevalence, only very few can pull it off. Sadly, these two authors didn't manage to do it.
A lot of the parts bored me. There was hardly any excitement or tension that would make you want to flip to the next page at once. The narration seemed to make a big deal out of the problem of the story, but certainly, the conclusion was very obvious. How very ironic, it's just like the way Ethan Wate can swiftly decipher the ending of a movie at the very beginning. It's similar to that. Except for the fact that you don't need to have a special thinking ability or something to figure out how the book would turn out.
Ethan Wate, of courses, had touches of the usual male narrators and protagonists. But despite that, I liked him in a way. He's the sort of person that could be my friend. Macon Ravenwood is rather interesting, but not necessarily original. Perhaps it's just me being impressed by characters who possessed that kind of enigmatic personality.
Overall, I don't really like this book. I am very disappointed. But as I've said, I might give it a try. Who knows? Perhaps the second book or the succeeding installments would be much better. I'm not getting my hopes high though.
Unfortunately, though, it disappointed me. It was a bit okay, but not enough to make me want to read the next book immediately. I don't know whether I'll read the rest still. I might give Beautiful Darkness a try, but the chances are slim.
The main problem? There were lots of cliches. It wouldn't take a genius to figure that one out. Sure enough, there were a few things that I liked - how it mentioned To Kill a Mockingbird, one of my favorite books, how the narrator is a male, which is quite rare in YA books . . . etc. However, the negatives outweighed the positive sides. Forbidden romance has been done multitudes of times; and needless to say, with its prevalence, only very few can pull it off. Sadly, these two authors didn't manage to do it.
A lot of the parts bored me. There was hardly any excitement or tension that would make you want to flip to the next page at once. The narration seemed to make a big deal out of the problem of the story, but certainly, the conclusion was very obvious. How very ironic, it's just like the way Ethan Wate can swiftly decipher the ending of a movie at the very beginning. It's similar to that. Except for the fact that you don't need to have a special thinking ability or something to figure out how the book would turn out.
Ethan Wate, of courses, had touches of the usual male narrators and protagonists. But despite that, I liked him in a way. He's the sort of person that could be my friend. Macon Ravenwood is rather interesting, but not necessarily original. Perhaps it's just me being impressed by characters who possessed that kind of enigmatic personality.
Overall, I don't really like this book. I am very disappointed. But as I've said, I might give it a try. Who knows? Perhaps the second book or the succeeding installments would be much better. I'm not getting my hopes high though.
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