Reviewed by Katie King on
My Thoughts
I was told I would like this book more. I was told this book would be good.
It wasn't.
The romance was boring. Mara & Noah make promises to stay together 4ever, have intense make-out sessions that last for 4 pages, and spend the rest of the book talking about how much they love each other and how they'll make it through whatever is going on. What a snoozefest.
The plot was boring. The bulk of the book was spent talking about what just happened or what Mara should do. Pages and pages and PAGES of this. If I wanted an in-depth conversation I would've talked to someone in person, not picked up a book.
The characters are boring. Mara USED TO BE really crazy in the first book, but now she's just super lame. She barely uses her powers and all she ever does is black out when the timing isn't good. Noah used to be a sexist jerk, and now he's a simpering wet blanket. Mara's family and friends continues to be taken from the NYT bestselling "Last 50 Cliches & Stereotypes You Will Ever Need." If I had a token for every stereotypical character, I could win some amazing prizes on the crane machine.
The ending was boring and quite far-fetched. The twists are so randomly inserted that I feel the author got pressed for time and decided, "fuck it! I'm throwing in everything!!" The last page is supposed to be a heart-stopping ball of adrenaline barely hanging on a cliff in the Grand Canyon. While I was reading it, I looked up and stared at some rain on the tent and walked to the campground bathroom.
I can't even write a proper review because I was SO bored I barely made it through this book conscious.
Summary
Crazy cliffhanger - I think NOT. Who decided to publish this? This book has the same problem as it's predecessor: 15 minutes after I had finished, I couldn't remember the plot.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 4 August, 2014: Finished reading
- 4 August, 2014: Reviewed