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A review by merlin_reads
Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
1.0
Oh this book fell so far so fast...I really don't understand how this series has such high reviews. I wanted to stop reading so many times, but I just can't not finish a book so I literally forced myself to read it.
This story is literally about how one girls "pureness" will rid the world of demons. And by pure, of course the author means a virgin. And just in case you forget that at any point in time, don't worry, it was mentioned on almost every page. Basically the fate of the world rests on her virginity.
I'm sure you can imagine my face right now.
Also are we really supposed to believe that this group of children can take down the Dukes of Hell? I mean, I know it's fiction, but come on.
Warning: there will be spoilers after this point because I don't feel I can actually get across my feelings without saying what's happened.
This series seemed to follow the Twilight theme of innocence. The books focus heavily on the wanting sex and how that's unpure. In order to get around this, the author has the main characters get married (she's 17) because then it's right in God's eyes - and then they're free to have all the sex they want (because OMG that's all they can think about after). Then we have another couple, neither of them are the "pure" chosen one but are stained with demons, so of course when they have sex the girl gets pregnant - at risk to her life. Can you hear the life morale's happening?
Another Twilight-esqe theme: sacrifice, or lack of. There is supposed to be a battle, like a huge battle between a group of teenagers (ok some are young 20-somethings) and the Dukes (full bodied demons) and yet, there's no real loss? Oh we got fooled into thinking there might be, but no, everyone has to come out perfect and happy. Cause that's believable in a war.
And for God's sake, STOP ALL THE F**KING TEARS. The amount of crying in this series is just ridiculous.
Honestly, there's a lot more wrong with it but it's just making me angry thinking about it.
This story is literally about how one girls "pureness" will rid the world of demons. And by pure, of course the author means a virgin. And just in case you forget that at any point in time, don't worry, it was mentioned on almost every page. Basically the fate of the world rests on her virginity.
I'm sure you can imagine my face right now.
Also are we really supposed to believe that this group of children can take down the Dukes of Hell? I mean, I know it's fiction, but come on.
Warning: there will be spoilers after this point because I don't feel I can actually get across my feelings without saying what's happened.
This series seemed to follow the Twilight theme of innocence. The books focus heavily on the wanting sex and how that's unpure. In order to get around this, the author has the main characters get married (she's 17) because then it's right in God's eyes - and then they're free to have all the sex they want (because OMG that's all they can think about after). Then we have another couple, neither of them are the "pure" chosen one but are stained with demons, so of course when they have sex the girl gets pregnant - at risk to her life. Can you hear the life morale's happening?
Another Twilight-esqe theme: sacrifice, or lack of. There is supposed to be a battle, like a huge battle between a group of teenagers (ok some are young 20-somethings) and the Dukes (full bodied demons) and yet, there's no real loss? Oh we got fooled into thinking there might be, but no, everyone has to come out perfect and happy. Cause that's believable in a war.
And for God's sake, STOP ALL THE F**KING TEARS. The amount of crying in this series is just ridiculous.
Honestly, there's a lot more wrong with it but it's just making me angry thinking about it.