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A review by thecozyreaderwbo
Hourglass by Claudia Gray
3.0
Procurement
Purchased on Amazon.com.
My Grade
Plot: 3
Setting: 4
Writing: 3
Originality: 4
Characters: 4
Passion: 5
Overall: 23/30 = 76% C
Cover/Title Bonus: 3
First Line(s)
I GASPED FOR AIR SO HARD THAT MY CHEST ACHED.
My face felt hot, and strands of my hair stuck to the sweaty back of my neck. Every single muscle hurt.
Plot
I wasnât a fan of the plot about half way through the book. I felt that a lot of the story was being drug out and I was ready to get to the point. Donât get me wrong, every detail was important to the story but I wanted to go faster.
What ended up happening I still wasnât a fan of. I honestly think what happened could have been more dramatic, it was dramatic, but not in an OMG! Iâm going to bawl kind of way.
The ending is a cliffhanger but again, itâs not OMG! but more like, oh, well, awesome, not I have to wait for the next book to see how this plays out, not like I didnât see this coming but I did and now I have to wait. So, I more annoyed than geeking out then what Claudia probably was expecting my reaction to be.
SPOILER! (skip this if you havenât read Hourglass yet!)
The ending has NOTHING on Vampire Academy and what happens to Dimitri. I guess I just donât feel the connection with Bianca and Lucas as I do with Rose and Dimitri.
Setting
Bianca and Lucas are on the run. They follow along with the Black Cross cell to different locations. My favorite was the subway location. They also end up in Philadelphia and that was good times. ;)
Writing
I wasnât a fan of the pacing with the plot. This book reminded me of Evernight where it wasnât clear what Claudia was trying to accomplish with this book.
Originality
This book picked up the originality a bit. Some things happen that I wasnât expecting and that increased my interest a bit but as Iâve already mentioned I think it happened a little too late to keep me 100% interested.
I compare this series above in the "Spoilerâ section to Vampire Academy and it is very similar but different. I donât love this series as much as that one. :(
Characters
Lucas really steps up to the plate in this installment. I found his bravery and willingness to stand up for Bianca refreshing because I thought for sure heâd end up running away and leaving Bianca when things got rough.
Bianca has lots of changes going on. Lucasâs support is really the only thing that gets her through it all.
I wanted to see a bit more character growth with the other characters (Balthazar anyone?) but itâs minor and that made me sad. I hope we see more of him in Afterlife.
Passion
HOT. That is all.
Overall
Slow. Predictable, yet unpredictable. Lame ending but Iâll continue to see how it all ends.
Cover/Title Bonus
Iâm not a fan of this series covers. They are boring. The title, however, is perfect.
Purchased on Amazon.com.
My Grade
Plot: 3
Setting: 4
Writing: 3
Originality: 4
Characters: 4
Passion: 5
Overall: 23/30 = 76% C
Cover/Title Bonus: 3
First Line(s)
I GASPED FOR AIR SO HARD THAT MY CHEST ACHED.
My face felt hot, and strands of my hair stuck to the sweaty back of my neck. Every single muscle hurt.
Plot
I wasnât a fan of the plot about half way through the book. I felt that a lot of the story was being drug out and I was ready to get to the point. Donât get me wrong, every detail was important to the story but I wanted to go faster.
What ended up happening I still wasnât a fan of. I honestly think what happened could have been more dramatic, it was dramatic, but not in an OMG! Iâm going to bawl kind of way.
The ending is a cliffhanger but again, itâs not OMG! but more like, oh, well, awesome, not I have to wait for the next book to see how this plays out, not like I didnât see this coming but I did and now I have to wait. So, I more annoyed than geeking out then what Claudia probably was expecting my reaction to be.
SPOILER! (skip this if you havenât read Hourglass yet!)
The ending has NOTHING on Vampire Academy and what happens to Dimitri. I guess I just donât feel the connection with Bianca and Lucas as I do with Rose and Dimitri.
Setting
Bianca and Lucas are on the run. They follow along with the Black Cross cell to different locations. My favorite was the subway location. They also end up in Philadelphia and that was good times. ;)
Writing
I wasnât a fan of the pacing with the plot. This book reminded me of Evernight where it wasnât clear what Claudia was trying to accomplish with this book.
Originality
This book picked up the originality a bit. Some things happen that I wasnât expecting and that increased my interest a bit but as Iâve already mentioned I think it happened a little too late to keep me 100% interested.
I compare this series above in the "Spoilerâ section to Vampire Academy and it is very similar but different. I donât love this series as much as that one. :(
Characters
Lucas really steps up to the plate in this installment. I found his bravery and willingness to stand up for Bianca refreshing because I thought for sure heâd end up running away and leaving Bianca when things got rough.
Bianca has lots of changes going on. Lucasâs support is really the only thing that gets her through it all.
I wanted to see a bit more character growth with the other characters (Balthazar anyone?) but itâs minor and that made me sad. I hope we see more of him in Afterlife.
Passion
HOT. That is all.
Overall
Slow. Predictable, yet unpredictable. Lame ending but Iâll continue to see how it all ends.
Cover/Title Bonus
Iâm not a fan of this series covers. They are boring. The title, however, is perfect.