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A review by andrew_matteson
Whisper by Lynette Noni
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Ugh ..... how did this end up on my to read list? π
The world of Whisper has some interesting elements, but falls apart at the tiniest scratch of the surface. There is not a single character in this book whose motivations cannot be summarized in a single sentence. "The Government" and "The Military" are off screen bogeymen. Who? Which ones? What are their motivations?
This book has every trope of the YA genre in the worst way. Teenage love triangle, check. Chosen one who is all-powerful, check. A simple to understand morally black and white bad guy, check.
We are to believe that two secretive organizations, at war with each other, are both in Sydney, know of each other's presence, don't exercise rudimentary tracking of their own individuals, and don't take precautions against each other's *known* seemingly unlimited powers?
For a book in which our main character is a Creator, limited only by her imagination, this book shows a shocking lack of imagination about the consequences of such powers existing in a world with a even a modicum of realism.
The world of Whisper has some interesting elements, but falls apart at the tiniest scratch of the surface. There is not a single character in this book whose motivations cannot be summarized in a single sentence. "The Government" and "The Military" are off screen bogeymen. Who? Which ones? What are their motivations?
This book has every trope of the YA genre in the worst way. Teenage love triangle, check. Chosen one who is all-powerful, check. A simple to understand morally black and white bad guy, check.
We are to believe that two secretive organizations, at war with each other, are both in Sydney, know of each other's presence, don't exercise rudimentary tracking of their own individuals, and don't take precautions against each other's *known* seemingly unlimited powers?
For a book in which our main character is a Creator, limited only by her imagination, this book shows a shocking lack of imagination about the consequences of such powers existing in a world with a even a modicum of realism.