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A review by virgo_reader
The Guest With Claws by Ella Maven
1.0
Another book that lured me in with a truly stunning cover.
Similar to my last read, this one had a lot of potential. Its set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where people are pretty desperate due to a failing economy. The main character, Nessa, gets a job at a mysterious hotel "making deliveries" to guests. Enter, a few human friends. A mysterious masked guest. And lots of questions.
My biggest issue with the book was there were too many infodump passages for me. It seemed like a few times throughout the book we got either a huge monologue or an internal self reflection to go through what was going on in the world. It was a tad confusing but overall just kind of... boring. Because things were told so "x, y, z" I didn't feel attached to the characters or the stakes of the book. Which stinks, because Lannis (the hero) is super interesting!
Nessa (the heroine) is a bit of a Mary Jane. And the lack of relationship development really didn't give stakes to the love story. So overall, not for me.
Similar to my last read, this one had a lot of potential. Its set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where people are pretty desperate due to a failing economy. The main character, Nessa, gets a job at a mysterious hotel "making deliveries" to guests. Enter, a few human friends. A mysterious masked guest. And lots of questions.
My biggest issue with the book was there were too many infodump passages for me. It seemed like a few times throughout the book we got either a huge monologue or an internal self reflection to go through what was going on in the world. It was a tad confusing but overall just kind of... boring. Because things were told so "x, y, z" I didn't feel attached to the characters or the stakes of the book. Which stinks, because Lannis (the hero) is super interesting!
Nessa (the heroine) is a bit of a Mary Jane. And the lack of relationship development really didn't give stakes to the love story. So overall, not for me.