Hello, friends! This going to be fairly short. I've decided not to do "full" reviews for books that I do not finish; however, I still want to share my overall thoughts. When I polled my followers on bookstagram, many of them (you?) said that sometimes DNF reviews are helpful in deciding whether you want to pick up a book or not, or even whether to prioritize it as your next read.
So, here goes!
After DNF-ing Dorothy Must Die a couple of years ago, I decided to give Danielle Paige another shot. At first, I was hesitant. Honestly, this was really a cover-buy and I found it for $4 in the bargain section of Books-A-Million, so I thought, "Why not?" It started off very promising, to my surprise, but by about page 50 it was plunging downhill at a rapid pace. I stuck it out until about page 120 or so, then decided it wasn't worth my time to finish.
For me, the characters did not have chemistry at all. The writing style was much more of a middle-grade feel (which is fine, I just didn't like it for this type of story-would've preferred more YA since that was what I had expected), and even when I became annoyed and tried to just read the dialogue to skim through and attempt to make it til the end, I felt like even that was lacking.
I won't keep this book on my shelf, but I will be donating it and hope that someone else finds enjoyment in it. I will say, I am relatively hard to impress when it comes to retellings. The only ones I've ever read that I truly enjoyed were the Splintered series and the Lunar Chronicles. If you've got a suggestion for other exceptional retellings, I'd love to give them a shot! Just shout them out in the comments.
Til then, here are the links to the Splintered series and the Lunar Chronicles on Goodreads. Happy reading!!
So, here goes!
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After DNF-ing Dorothy Must Die a couple of years ago, I decided to give Danielle Paige another shot. At first, I was hesitant. Honestly, this was really a cover-buy and I found it for $4 in the bargain section of Books-A-Million, so I thought, "Why not?" It started off very promising, to my surprise, but by about page 50 it was plunging downhill at a rapid pace. I stuck it out until about page 120 or so, then decided it wasn't worth my time to finish.
For me, the characters did not have chemistry at all. The writing style was much more of a middle-grade feel (which is fine, I just didn't like it for this type of story-would've preferred more YA since that was what I had expected), and even when I became annoyed and tried to just read the dialogue to skim through and attempt to make it til the end, I felt like even that was lacking.
I won't keep this book on my shelf, but I will be donating it and hope that someone else finds enjoyment in it. I will say, I am relatively hard to impress when it comes to retellings. The only ones I've ever read that I truly enjoyed were the Splintered series and the Lunar Chronicles. If you've got a suggestion for other exceptional retellings, I'd love to give them a shot! Just shout them out in the comments.
Til then, here are the links to the Splintered series and the Lunar Chronicles on Goodreads. Happy reading!!
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