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authorannafaundez's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Just like in book #7, Burned, nothing much really happened in Awakened.
Some arcs ended in this book and not all were satisfying. One villain, after three books, still hasn't been dealt with. His arc is dragging so hard the bumper is hitting the road. One semi-villain went a predictable route and got turned into a real boy. Another character died before she ever got to have a personality, which made her death fall flat. And the big bad herself is on the verge of coming across as petty and shallow when she's supposed to be evil, malicious, and clever. She really needs to stop acting like a teenager. Which I'd have hope for if these writers could write characters that aren't teenage stereotypes. But as it is . . .
Anyway, I'm tired of the accents being written out. It makes so much dialogue difficult to read, which is incredibly distracting and annoying. This goes for the speech patterns of Stevie Rae and Kramisha especially.
I swear, I'd give these books higher ratings if the writing was better.
Some arcs ended in this book and not all were satisfying. One villain, after three books, still hasn't been dealt with. His arc is dragging so hard the bumper is hitting the road. One semi-villain went a predictable route and got turned into a real boy. Another character died before she ever got to have a personality, which made her death fall flat. And the big bad herself is on the verge of coming across as petty and shallow when she's supposed to be evil, malicious, and clever. She really needs to stop acting like a teenager. Which I'd have hope for if these writers could write characters that aren't teenage stereotypes. But as it is . . .
Anyway, I'm tired of the accents being written out. It makes so much dialogue difficult to read, which is incredibly distracting and annoying. This goes for the speech patterns of Stevie Rae and Kramisha especially.
I swear, I'd give these books higher ratings if the writing was better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
nick13's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The last book had been good enough that I thought that just maybe this series was on an up tick...yeah never-ending this one blows lol. Giving it a 1.5 star just because it was fun to laugh at in parts but Jesus, this one is not good.
The whole thing with Zoey staying on the island because she didn't want to go back to the real world is stupid and the writing is so god awful in this one that I thought she getting put a trance and that was why she was staying there. The thing with Kalona being able to get into Stark is contrived, hell everything is super contrived, and the way Neferet at the end is just like "I'll get you one day you rascal" is so fucking stupid! This series started out funny because it was so bad but now it feels like it's trying to really take itself seriously and it just makes it so much worse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Homophobia and Murder