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A review by vampirequeenejoey
The Girl Who Dared to Think by Bella Forrest
4.0
3.5/5 ⭐.
I have a LOT to say about this book, but am pressed for time right now, so until I can give this review justice, here are some thoughts:
Overall the book is pretty solid. It's enjoyable enough to read, even with some pacing issues and some characters and relationships falling very flat to me. I like the concept and found myself really loving the descriptions of the Tower and the people within. A lot of the writing felt immature, but it's YA so I don't think this is a legitimate gripe. I really loved the book-- thought some of the things the characters got away with were definitely far-fetched, especially for the strictness of the Tower in which they were living, but I mean... It was fun to read. Moments that were supposed to be twists and or hurt/shock you fell extremely flat each time; the shocking moments were revealed in world-building and dialog, to be honest. The ending-- not even just the very ending, but about the last seven chapters, just felt... Bad. Not Bad in a Good, dystopian way-- but poorly written. I did not really enjoy them, and the twist at the very end did not leave me wanting to read more. It honestly made me just want to read a summary of the next books. The ending was very abrupt and built for a cliffhanger, which is just... A crutch that authors need to stop relying on to sell their series.
Anyways, I'm a sucker for dystopia, especially super weird far-fetched ones, so... Whatever.
I was expecting something terrible after reading A Shade of Vampire and hating it. But this book is solid.
I have a LOT to say about this book, but am pressed for time right now, so until I can give this review justice, here are some thoughts:
Overall the book is pretty solid. It's enjoyable enough to read, even with some pacing issues and some characters and relationships falling very flat to me. I like the concept and found myself really loving the descriptions of the Tower and the people within. A lot of the writing felt immature, but it's YA so I don't think this is a legitimate gripe. I really loved the book-- thought some of the things the characters got away with were definitely far-fetched, especially for the strictness of the Tower in which they were living, but I mean... It was fun to read. Moments that were supposed to be twists and or hurt/shock you fell extremely flat each time; the shocking moments were revealed in world-building and dialog, to be honest. The ending-- not even just the very ending, but about the last seven chapters, just felt... Bad. Not Bad in a Good, dystopian way-- but poorly written. I did not really enjoy them, and the twist at the very end did not leave me wanting to read more. It honestly made me just want to read a summary of the next books. The ending was very abrupt and built for a cliffhanger, which is just... A crutch that authors need to stop relying on to sell their series.
Anyways, I'm a sucker for dystopia, especially super weird far-fetched ones, so... Whatever.
I was expecting something terrible after reading A Shade of Vampire and hating it. But this book is solid.