Maren's Reviews > Blood and Bones

I super duper wanted to like this book. I really really did. So much so that I kept reading until I was almost halfway through when usually I only give books three chapters/an hour of reading to hook me. Because the story and character are all pretty good! It's the writing style that rubbed me the wrong way, and finally had me adding it to the DNF pile. :(

The story is just too scattered and disjointed to keep me engrossed. I know what the author was going for - cliff-hanger chapter endings to keep the reader reading, but make 'em wait to see what happens because now we're gonna get you caught up with this completely different character facing a completely different situation! Unfortunately, in this case, the opposite happened due to a complete lack of transition between chapters, even when it stays with the same character. This lack of cohesion jarred me out of an otherwise promising story, leaving me irritated and disinclined to continue reading.

I have actually read loads of books with a similar cliffhanger-ending-next-chacter-up! writing method, so I know it can and does work amazingly well... when it is done correctly. Starrling just hasn't quite figured it out yet.