A review by 2petula
Indebted by Amy A. Bartol
3.0
I don't know where to start. First of all let me say that I have never struggled with a book this much. I either like it and then I read it as fast as I can or put it down and never pick it up again. But with this book,... This book was just so confusing. To put it simply. I like it but I don't like reading it. If that makes any sense. Altough I've never got bored reading it at times I just wanted to scream at Evie. She is surrounded by people who are literally centuries or even milleniums older then her but she still thinks that she knows what she's doing and that she is making the right decisions. And everytime she regrets it after. She takes the saying "yound and stupid" to a whole new level. That said I kind of understand her pull towards Brenn. It's the bad boy charm. She knows he is no good (pure evil actually) but still she can't help herself. But still some of the things she says and does are over the top. And she tells herself that she is doing it for Reed and Russ and the others. She thinks that she's protecting them. Hmm, right, keep telling yourself that.
There were scenes when I just had to put the book down, stop reading and I just asked myself - She can't be that stupid. Can she? In the first two books, it was given that she would be naive and stupid but she experienced a lot, she grew up as an angel, but I guess not in her mind. So frustrating to see everyone around her evolve but she just remained that same girl she was when she came to Crestwood. The little girl that had to be rescued again and again. The girl that knows the best but only in her head. The girl that has to protect everybody eventhough they don't need to be saved. The girl that should think before acting. The girl that everyone know the books would be so much better without. Such a shame. I was kind of hoping that her character would grow. Well, that was disappointing.
There were scenes when I just had to put the book down, stop reading and I just asked myself - She can't be that stupid. Can she? In the first two books, it was given that she would be naive and stupid but she experienced a lot, she grew up as an angel, but I guess not in her mind. So frustrating to see everyone around her evolve but she just remained that same girl she was when she came to Crestwood. The little girl that had to be rescued again and again. The girl that knows the best but only in her head. The girl that has to protect everybody eventhough they don't need to be saved. The girl that should think before acting. The girl that everyone know the books would be so much better without. Such a shame. I was kind of hoping that her character would grow. Well, that was disappointing.