A review by suhbreenah
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
5.0
Okay. To begin. I understand that some aspects of Darcy's narration may not be realistic at all, but I came here to be entertained. And I loved this book.
I have never related to a main character as much as I related to Darcy. I absolutely adored her. I loved her relationship with Imogen and I feel like I completely understand everything that happened between them. They may have moved seemingly fast but I still enjoyed it that way. Though I will say Imogen's backstory kind of weirded me out a lot. All of the book tour scenes were fun and I liked how Darcy managed to incorporate herself within YA society. Standerson was very clever and I really felt like his character was very real for having so little book time. I was excited about the BEA mention and it just made me want to go that much more. I feel like Darcy's experiences within the story really made this book for me and I haven't been so pleased with that kind of narration in a long time so much applause to Scott Westerfeld.
Now about Afterworlds. I'm not sure how much I would've enjoyed that story on its own, but I adored it as a part of this book. It added so much depth to Darcy and I really felt like it was being revealed along with Darcy's story very well. It was so much more interesting to hear the ideas behind everything. It read as if written by a debut author, and it just felt like an extra added surprise for the whole book. The ideas of the Hindu origin made it very unique among other things I've read before and the whole concept was new to me and I was surprised to enjoy it so much.
All in all I felt like the two narratives entwined this story complimented each other beautifully. I loved Scott Westerfeld's modern ideas of romance, and I hated being away from this book. The only things I could possibly truly write negative comments for were geared more towards Afterworlds itself simply because I preferred Darcy's storyline slightly more.
I have never related to a main character as much as I related to Darcy. I absolutely adored her. I loved her relationship with Imogen and I feel like I completely understand everything that happened between them. They may have moved seemingly fast but I still enjoyed it that way. Though I will say Imogen's backstory kind of weirded me out a lot.
Spoiler
I understand that her using Imogen White's name was supposed to be super meaningful and whatnot but I honestly still found it a little odd? It just seemed like a really big thing to tribute, especially to someone she hasn't been happy with. I did like the reasoning behind Imogen's pen name and I found that part of the story really emotional and it hit home pretty well. While Darcy's response may seem a little shallow I feel like I would've acted that way in her position as well.Now about Afterworlds. I'm not sure how much I would've enjoyed that story on its own, but I adored it as a part of this book. It added so much depth to Darcy and I really felt like it was being revealed along with Darcy's story very well. It was so much more interesting to hear the ideas behind everything. It read as if written by a debut author, and it just felt like an extra added surprise for the whole book. The ideas of the Hindu origin made it very unique among other things I've read before and the whole concept was new to me and I was surprised to enjoy it so much.
All in all I felt like the two narratives entwined this story complimented each other beautifully. I loved Scott Westerfeld's modern ideas of romance, and I hated being away from this book. The only things I could possibly truly write negative comments for were geared more towards Afterworlds itself simply because I preferred Darcy's storyline slightly more.