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A review by veronika_wordy_and_whimsical
Supervision by Alison Stine
1.0
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I received an e-ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I went into Supervision expecting something unusual and amazing, instead it officially became the biggest disappointment of 2015 so far. *cheers* Everything about this book seemed so promising. I love books about ghosts but I've never read anything quite like the story that the blurb of Supervision suggests. And the cover looks magical, doesn't? Before starting this I'd decided that I'll purchase this as soon as it's out in paperback, this is how much I was looking forward to Supervision. You've probably guessed by now that this is not going to happen.
The writing was all over the place. Even if we excuse all the mistakes, that can be corrected for the real publication, we still have the rushed and confusing storyline. At least half part of the novel was a lot like a rough sketch of a book, instead of a nearly ready ARC. Sadly, I found the writing a lot more dramatic than I'd have preferred, though I got used to this later on, and it might not annoy others.
My biggest problem, though, was how disconnected I felt. Reading this book was a lot like watching something through a gray glass. On top of this I was emotionally detached from Esmé. She was a nice enough character, I guess, but I couldn't relate to her, nor did I ever feel for her. There were things I knew about her but I never had the chance to get to know her or to see her intentions and feelings.
Thankfully, most things got better as the story progressed. Not the plot holes, though, because those made the story nearly unbearable to read all through the book. All these ghosts were moving around things even when real people were there. I'm pretty sure by now the Ghostbusters would have appeared.
On top of this, all chapters ended with forced cliffhangers that instead of making the story exciting, made me angry. Moreover, at many parts I felt like the story jumped from one thing to the other. This would have been understandable if the MC had been on heavy drugs but she was not. The dialogues annoyed me to no end. It wasn't enough that the story was boring but Esmé had to go around telling people all about the things that we've just read about. This, and many other things made the story slow.
The romance was maybe the worst thing in the novel. For instance I don't get how can you make out with a ghost if you're not Suze from The Mediator. The chemistry was non-existant and I never even understood why they liked each other in the first place. I know, it's the strangest thing that I say this, but Supervision would have been better off without the romance.
I'm pretty sure there will be people who enjoy this book, but it was simply not for me.
The story idea: 2/5
The realisation of the story: 1/5
The characters: 1/5
Enjoy factor: 1/5
Final rating: 1/5
I received an e-ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I went into Supervision expecting something unusual and amazing, instead it officially became the biggest disappointment of 2015 so far. *cheers* Everything about this book seemed so promising. I love books about ghosts but I've never read anything quite like the story that the blurb of Supervision suggests. And the cover looks magical, doesn't? Before starting this I'd decided that I'll purchase this as soon as it's out in paperback, this is how much I was looking forward to Supervision. You've probably guessed by now that this is not going to happen.
The writing was all over the place. Even if we excuse all the mistakes, that can be corrected for the real publication, we still have the rushed and confusing storyline. At least half part of the novel was a lot like a rough sketch of a book, instead of a nearly ready ARC. Sadly, I found the writing a lot more dramatic than I'd have preferred, though I got used to this later on, and it might not annoy others.
My biggest problem, though, was how disconnected I felt. Reading this book was a lot like watching something through a gray glass. On top of this I was emotionally detached from Esmé. She was a nice enough character, I guess, but I couldn't relate to her, nor did I ever feel for her. There were things I knew about her but I never had the chance to get to know her or to see her intentions and feelings.
Thankfully, most things got better as the story progressed. Not the plot holes, though, because those made the story nearly unbearable to read all through the book. All these ghosts were moving around things even when real people were there. I'm pretty sure by now the Ghostbusters would have appeared.
On top of this, all chapters ended with forced cliffhangers that instead of making the story exciting, made me angry. Moreover, at many parts I felt like the story jumped from one thing to the other. This would have been understandable if the MC had been on heavy drugs but she was not. The dialogues annoyed me to no end. It wasn't enough that the story was boring but Esmé had to go around telling people all about the things that we've just read about. This, and many other things made the story slow.
The romance was maybe the worst thing in the novel. For instance I don't get how can you make out with a ghost if you're not Suze from The Mediator. The chemistry was non-existant and I never even understood why they liked each other in the first place. I know, it's the strangest thing that I say this, but Supervision would have been better off without the romance.
I'm pretty sure there will be people who enjoy this book, but it was simply not for me.
The story idea: 2/5
The realisation of the story: 1/5
The characters: 1/5
Enjoy factor: 1/5
Final rating: 1/5