Book Review (short and sweet)
Warcross by Marie Lu
Characters: i didn't really connect with any of the characters in Warcross. I kept trying to connect to the
main character Emika and i couldn't find myself connecting with her or anyone else. i did like Emika though because she was intelligent and quick on her feet which was fun to see. Also toward the end the dynamics between her and her team was fun to witness as well.
Romance: The romance to me felt forced and not natural the love interest didn't really make any sense with Emika and it surely wasn't developed so by the end i felt no chemistry or attachment to the romance.
Plot: The plot was very slow in the beginning and then gave me whiplash at the end so the plot would've been better if it had been evenly spaced. The turn the story took at the end wasn't shocking and it was kind of predictable and i felt it didn't do anything to add to the story.
World building: I liked the world of Warcross at first i didn't like the way the virtual reality was executed but when the games started i liked it. I wish it had been developed and explained more but it was okay.
Writing: The writing seemed to lag a bit more than Marie's other books but it wasn't bad just something new to get used to.
Overall, i was pretty disappointed in this book it was not what i expected and i wouldn't recommend it unless you really want to see if you yourself like it. I won't be tuning in to the sequel unless I'm out of books to read. If you want to read an amazing Marie Lu work i would highly recommend The Young Elites and it's sequel The Rose Society those were amazing.
Book Review ( blended tea all my thoughts mushed)
Nexis by A.L. Davroe
This book was extremely hard to get into I have never spent this much time on a YA book before it took
me three and a half weeks to read this because the beginning is like trudging through mud the pacing in
the beginning is oh so painfully slow in my opinion and it took me so long to get into this I really got
immersed into the story by 35%. I feel like the pacing of the plot is so off and unevenly distributed
throughout the story the beginning was slow as molasses the middle was the perfect pace and the ending
was so fast I got whiplash. These are all varying degrees of plot pace that would have done the story so
much justice to be leveled out . Moving on, I loved the virtual reality game. To me this idea was so inventive and unique to see and I loved the idea of it and I thought it was so cool I found myself wishing it
was real. The romance was moving too fast at first but then I grew to enjoy it and respect it for how and
what it was. I didn't feel any emotional connection or attachment to any of the characters i enjoyed Guster
and Ellani for the most part. Speaking of Ellani she was okay but she annoyed me to no end sometimes
with the things she would say and her actions. The sci fi elements I wish were explained better it was very
info dumpy as for the world it was interesting and we had a clear depiction but not really a clear basis for
it . The writing style in the beginning helped aid in how slow the pacing was somehow and helped give
me the reading slump I had because yes when I started this book it put me in a reading slump. Toward
the middle and end the writing along with the plot became more captivating and enjoyable.
Overall, I only reccomend this to those who like Science fiction which was why I picked it up otherwise I
wouldn't reccomend it because of how slow the start was and how mediocre it was as a whole to me but I
did find some enjoyment in it.
Book Review
The Third Twin by C.J. Omololu
Omg this book was amazing i haven't marked a book 5 stars in so long but his is going in my favorites i would recommend this to everyone :))))))
Plot: The plot of this book was very fast paced and i really really enjoyed this book because of how it had me on the edge of my seat. The plot sucked me in and captivated me from the first page and it was incredibly intriguing. The only thing was i kind of suspected who the killer was by the middle but i wasn't sure so it didn't take away from my overall enjoyment.
Mystery: The mystery element was very well done i don't read a lot of mystery but i can say at first the mystery was put on the back burner but now i understand why because once the mystery really starts it doesn't end and it kept me guessing and wondering who the killer was. This book kept me not trusting anyone and i loved that about it that factor was extremely well done. The mystery was brilliantly developed and it captivated me and i had to spend all day reading it and when i wasn't reading it i was thinking about how much i wanted to continue and that was all because of the amazing mystery.
Characters: At first i didn't feel connected to Lexi the main character, i didn't like how she felt like she had to pretend to be Alicia to get people to like her. But as the story progressed i started rooting for her and connecting to her and i like how she was so smart and quick on her feet. I liked following her around as the main character. Since the romance wasn't a big element of the story i'll group it in with this category but i loved the main love interest who I'm not going to name because its a spoiler but i loved him and his personality and thought he added a lot to the story and was a good supporting character. I was connected to the twins Ava and Lexi and i enjoyed reading about their twinness and their dynamics as well as the dynamics between them and other characters it was well done.
Writing Style: The writing style obviously wasn't anything special it wasn't poetic or lyrical but i feel like the way this was written fit the story. The chapters seemed to fly by not only because of the plot but also because of the writing style. It was very straight to the point it wasn't descriptive or flowery and i appreciated that because it matched the pacing and the feel of the plot. The writing was also very easy to read and wasn't disjointed and flowed easily which was part of the reason it kept you turning the pages. It also somehow lent a hand in developing the characters and making them feel more real.
All the story elements worked together beautifully to successfully captivate me and to keep me on the edge of my seat needing to know what would happen. This book was an amazing thriller and i was so sad to finish this book because i felt connected to the characters. Frankly, I loved this book I'm so happy i read it and i haven't been this happy about a book in a long time. This is only the second book to go in my favorites all year so thats saying something. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a fast paced thriller or even for those who enjoy contemporaries you might be surprised by how much you will enjoy it. I'll gladly give this book 5/5 stars.
