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A review by authorannafaundez
Awakened by Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast
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