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A review by larissaleest
The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
2.0
3.5 stars... it's time for bed. I'll explain tomorrow.
So.. it's a little past tomorrow. I couldn't make up my mind. I enjoyed this book but I feel like this book didn't reach its full potential.
I liked the characters, the writing style and the concept, but the plot was flat. No tension. My own curiosity got me through, which the story didn't really satisfy. A lot of things in the story were superfacial and there were no exciting parts. The pace stays the same. The story doesn't go from A to B. It's AAAAAAA all the time.
Every part stayed small and didn't develop towards the ending. Alex background could have been more detailed and the same goes for the story surrounding Poppy. So the concept is okay, but it could have been more.
The thing that most disappointed me... was actually the fact that the writer chose to stay with the clichés like Alex having a disorder instead of him seeing real demons whilst nobody believes him. The latter is what the synopsis indicates. But maybe that's just me. Carolyn could have used that and blown up the balance between hallucinations and reality.
Then there is "something" between Anya and Michael... but it felt like this was just because the writer needed something to fill the pages. A little break from one point to the other. It didn't do anything for the story. So it wasn't really necessary
So overall it was an okay read because mental illness still interests me and the writing is quite good. But I was expecting to be blown away especially by the uniqueness of the plot and that was not the case.
So.. it's a little past tomorrow. I couldn't make up my mind. I enjoyed this book but I feel like this book didn't reach its full potential.
I liked the characters, the writing style and the concept, but the plot was flat. No tension. My own curiosity got me through, which the story didn't really satisfy. A lot of things in the story were superfacial and there were no exciting parts. The pace stays the same. The story doesn't go from A to B. It's AAAAAAA all the time.
Every part stayed small and didn't develop towards the ending. Alex background could have been more detailed and the same goes for the story surrounding Poppy. So the concept is okay, but it could have been more.
The thing that most disappointed me... was actually the fact that the writer chose to stay with the clichés like Alex having a disorder instead of him seeing real demons whilst nobody believes him. The latter is what the synopsis indicates. But maybe that's just me. Carolyn could have used that and blown up the balance between hallucinations and reality.
Then there is "something" between Anya and Michael... but it felt like this was just because the writer needed something to fill the pages. A little break from one point to the other. It didn't do anything for the story. So it wasn't really necessary
So overall it was an okay read because mental illness still interests me and the writing is quite good. But I was expecting to be blown away especially by the uniqueness of the plot and that was not the case.