Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Released: February 12, 2013
Received: Library
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I wasn't blown away by Maurissa Guibord's debut Warped, but I liked it well enough to give her sophomore novel Revel a try. At this point I think she just might not be the author for me, because while Revel definitely felt more polished, I didn't click with it enough to finish.
In the plus column were the unique mythology and paranormal creatures. The exact nature of the creatures and their history with the islanders is shrouded in mystery (at least, shrouded from main character Delia because the rest of the creepy islanders know all about it). Piecing together this mythology held my interest and is pretty much the only reason I kept reading (the plot is seriously slow).
At least, it held my interest until Delia started getting some answers and those answers left me...turned off. Getting the answers also turned the focus of the plot from unraveling a mystery to getting consumed by romance. I like my books with a touch of romance, but when the romance becomes the focus I start to yawn. Especially when it's insta-love. With a love triangle. And when the romance is more creepy and bland than swoony.
So, DNF. And, looking now and realizing this is a Delacorte book, I'm not really surprised. We don't usually get along.
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Sounds boring, I read the synopsis, but still doesn't seem that interesting.
ReplyDeleteGood review :D
Thanks! I agree, I thought it was pretty boring.
DeleteSlow plot, insta-love, and a love triangle. No thanks. Hope your next read is much better, Smalls.
ReplyDeletehaha you pretty much summed it up! Thanks :)
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