*Literally* DNFing on page 14. I'm 100% reminded why I wasn't going to pick this up. I mean ARE WE SERIOUS?! The series should have stopped at book 3,*Literally* DNFing on page 14. I'm 100% reminded why I wasn't going to pick this up. I mean ARE WE SERIOUS?! The series should have stopped at book 3, but I went on to 8. And now 9. I happily read through 8 on a high because of the characters, not the terrible plot-hole-riddled story. But this? Already it's outrageous.
Sorry If I've offended anyone. Each to his own. I just cannot handle the cheese and drama. Nope nope nope....more
Okay, sooooo, I was really excited for this one. I really tried to like it and to care for the characters and to get interested in the story. I even tOkay, sooooo, I was really excited for this one. I really tried to like it and to care for the characters and to get interested in the story. I even took someone's advice and kept going when I was originally going to DNF.
It just never picked up for me.
For one, the characters...they were an interesting mix for me. I liked reading about them, but there was this side of me that just didn't care if they lived or died. That tends to be the thing that makes me DNF books most.
Uuuuugh I am so sad to DNF this one. It was on my top-most-excited-for list. It was just.....disappointing. Not necessarily a bad book, but it had weiUuuuugh I am so sad to DNF this one. It was on my top-most-excited-for list. It was just.....disappointing. Not necessarily a bad book, but it had weird pacing and most of the elements I didn't care for....more
Hmm. Not a fan of the writing, and it feels rather cliche right now. Maybe I'll pick it up another time, when I have less going on. DNF 50 pages in.Hmm. Not a fan of the writing, and it feels rather cliche right now. Maybe I'll pick it up another time, when I have less going on. DNF 50 pages in....more
I'm coming to learn something about myself and reading this year. It's that if a book doesn't make me feel something, whether negative or positive, I'mI'm coming to learn something about myself and reading this year. It's that if a book doesn't make me feel something, whether negative or positive, I'm most likely to put it down.
Let's be upfront: This book is not bad. Not that I'm aware of. Hocking has a nice writing style and okay characters. I wasn't too keen on the story, which felt choppy to me, but it wasn't all like that. I assumed it would get better, smoother.
I'm...disappointed. To say the least. Emma's voice was off - her inner monologue sounded 17 while her dialogue sounded 12, like all the other girls. EI'm...disappointed. To say the least. Emma's voice was off - her inner monologue sounded 17 while her dialogue sounded 12, like all the other girls. Except I didn't know they were all actually 13 until halfway through the book.
I feel bad but...I just didn't like this one. I have my reasons, but I don't think it'd keep me from telling people about it if they asked, and being unbiased. I just didn't *care*, I realized. And I have to care to want to read.