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A review by hannahinpages
Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
2.0
"Amaya stood there for what felt like hours, bathed in starlight and blood."
I am... so disappointed.
Scavenge the Stars is essentially a retelling of Monte Christo, which admittedly I know virtually nothing about. Nonetheless, I was super excited for Scavenge because I mean, a girl with a knife is on the cover. And she could stab me. Also, it's a revenge story. That is all so far up my alley it's wild, but I feel the disappointment deep in my bones.
I'm going to start with the one thing I did enjoy, which was the characters. Even though I believe they needed considerably more depth, they were overall enjoyable. Not to mention, super diverse! I could see myself loving them if their story would've meshed with me. But alas, it did not.
The plotline of Scavenge needed a lot, I mean A LOT, more depth and development. I didn't feel connected to anything happening and therefore I didn't care what the outcome was going to be. Not to mention, the writing didn't mesh with me either and made the plot even harder to care for.
Ultimately, I wanted more from Scavenge the Stars.
I am... so disappointed.
Scavenge the Stars is essentially a retelling of Monte Christo, which admittedly I know virtually nothing about. Nonetheless, I was super excited for Scavenge because I mean, a girl with a knife is on the cover. And she could stab me. Also, it's a revenge story. That is all so far up my alley it's wild, but I feel the disappointment deep in my bones.
I'm going to start with the one thing I did enjoy, which was the characters. Even though I believe they needed considerably more depth, they were overall enjoyable. Not to mention, super diverse! I could see myself loving them if their story would've meshed with me. But alas, it did not.
The plotline of Scavenge needed a lot, I mean A LOT, more depth and development. I didn't feel connected to anything happening and therefore I didn't care what the outcome was going to be. Not to mention, the writing didn't mesh with me either and made the plot even harder to care for.
Ultimately, I wanted more from Scavenge the Stars.