A review by valleyofthedulls
The Bellwether Revivals, by Benjamin Wood
2.0
i picked up this novel because i’m forever chasing the high of the secret history, but when i was about 100 pages away from finishing this book, i realized that what i was after was a reread of the secret history.
i did end up finishing this book (after reading the secret history again) and this is my takeaway: cardboard characters, totally forced and unbelievable dialogue (really, it seemed as if every character spoke in the same fashion), and writing that tries to be very serious and clever but comes across as contrived and superficial.
the characters were so undeveloped that by the time the climax of the novel came and went and the ripples smoothed themselves out, i was bored and ready for my next read.
i’m rating two stars because despite my review, the read was somewhat engaging and the premise was interesting.
i did end up finishing this book (after reading the secret history again) and this is my takeaway: cardboard characters, totally forced and unbelievable dialogue (really, it seemed as if every character spoke in the same fashion), and writing that tries to be very serious and clever but comes across as contrived and superficial.
the characters were so undeveloped that by the time the climax of the novel came and went and the ripples smoothed themselves out, i was bored and ready for my next read.
i’m rating two stars because despite my review, the read was somewhat engaging and the premise was interesting.