Finally! It feels like it's been forever since I finished a book!
It hasn't been that long really, but for me nearly a month seems like an eternity. My latest read, and perhaps my last full finish of 2017, is The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron. I have to say, I bought this book for two reasons. The first was, well, look at that cover! The second was that it came recommended by a lovely worker at Barnes and Noble in Tulsa, and after reading the inside sleeve I was intrigued. Sure, it gives off the dystopian vibe which, I admit, is getting extremely played out by this point, but it sounded just different enough to hook me.
So, without further ado, let's review! (Haha, I totally didn't mean for that to rhyme, but I like that it did.)
1. Characters: To be honest, I didn't feel any extremely strong feelings about any of the characters, but I did like them as a general rule. I would not say this is a character-driven novel.
2. Story: The story actually was very original (in my opinion). I thought it would be fairly predictable, but it definitely took a turn mid-way or maybe 3/4 through that I did not expect, and for that in itself I would recommend it.
3. Author's Writing Style: I would read more by this author, and I will probably read the companion novel (there's no sequel, but there is a companion, which I really like the concept of!), but I would not say I was in love with the style. I would be interested to read something more clearly sci-fi or clearly fantasy. This was kind of ambiguous and as I said, it gave off the dystopian vibe which I'm a bit burned out on.
4. Overall Rating: 3.5/5, maybe 4/5 Stars. Since it took me a few weeks to finish this, and I'm not sure that I would read it again (unless way in the future), I don't quite want to give this an automatic 4 stars. However, I have no real complaints that warrant docking a full star down to 3. I'm at a loss for how to rate it! Just consider this somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.
5. Similar Reading: If you like any of the works below, I think you'll like this. Or, if you've read this and are looking for something with a similar vibe, you might check these out! Click the covers to add them to your Goodreads shelf or read their synopses.
It hasn't been that long really, but for me nearly a month seems like an eternity. My latest read, and perhaps my last full finish of 2017, is The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron. I have to say, I bought this book for two reasons. The first was, well, look at that cover! The second was that it came recommended by a lovely worker at Barnes and Noble in Tulsa, and after reading the inside sleeve I was intrigued. Sure, it gives off the dystopian vibe which, I admit, is getting extremely played out by this point, but it sounded just different enough to hook me.
So, without further ado, let's review! (Haha, I totally didn't mean for that to rhyme, but I like that it did.)
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| Click the cover to read the full synopsis on Goodreads! |
2. Story: The story actually was very original (in my opinion). I thought it would be fairly predictable, but it definitely took a turn mid-way or maybe 3/4 through that I did not expect, and for that in itself I would recommend it.
3. Author's Writing Style: I would read more by this author, and I will probably read the companion novel (there's no sequel, but there is a companion, which I really like the concept of!), but I would not say I was in love with the style. I would be interested to read something more clearly sci-fi or clearly fantasy. This was kind of ambiguous and as I said, it gave off the dystopian vibe which I'm a bit burned out on.
4. Overall Rating: 3.5/5, maybe 4/5 Stars. Since it took me a few weeks to finish this, and I'm not sure that I would read it again (unless way in the future), I don't quite want to give this an automatic 4 stars. However, I have no real complaints that warrant docking a full star down to 3. I'm at a loss for how to rate it! Just consider this somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.
5. Similar Reading: If you like any of the works below, I think you'll like this. Or, if you've read this and are looking for something with a similar vibe, you might check these out! Click the covers to add them to your Goodreads shelf or read their synopses.
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