I'm sad to say this book fizzled for me. I was quite interested at first, but then my interest just dwindled the more I read.
- I didn't like Min's chaI'm sad to say this book fizzled for me. I was quite interested at first, but then my interest just dwindled the more I read.
- I didn't like Min's character/chapters at all. I think she was just too young for my taste. - I didn't like Set's character. Maybe because he felt too childish that I almost didn't take him seriously? It's like I couldn't even really hate him because he just seemed like a silly, cranky, spoiled boy. - I didn't really get invested and lost interest in the plot as it went on. - I'm not sure I ever fully understood or clicked with the magic system. I kind of got it, but I feel like it was only vaguely explained so it was hard to really get immersed.
It sucks because as I read the first couple chapters I was quite interested and thought I'd really like the book. But then it went downhill and by the last 15% I was skimming and just trying to get it over with. It wasn't a terrible book, it just wasn't really for me....more
Suicide Club definitely has an interesting premise - people who can basically live forever and a government that ensures everyone strives tDNF at 33%.
Suicide Club definitely has an interesting premise - people who can basically live forever and a government that ensures everyone strives to do that. But sadly it didn't draw me in.
1. For starters, I read like at least 25% of the book not realizing there were two points of view. At that point I had no idea how much I'd mixed up their two backstories. I have no idea which pieces of history belong with which person. X_X
2. All the new product/company names started to weigh on me. Observers, WeCovery, SmartBlood, sub-100s, Repairants, I think there was some kind of "DiamondSkin", etc. I guess I just felt like I was drowning in it all.
3. I feel like maybe I was expecting a cool, futuristic, dystopian thriller. But instead this felt a lot more like a personal/family story and that wasn't what I was looking for. At least half of what I read was about backstory, old family stories, etc. It just wasn't that interesting to me.
I think ultimately I just expected one thing and got something else, and because of that I had a hard time connecting to the characters and everything that was going on. (Speaking of which, it didn't feel like that much actually was going on since we spent so much time on backstories.)...more
I gave this book another shot and acutally finished it this time. It was only okay though. Mostly I felt really detached from Second attempt (3 stars)
I gave this book another shot and acutally finished it this time. It was only okay though. Mostly I felt really detached from everyone and everything. I wasn't super invested. It almost felt like the book was keeping me at arm's length.
My favourite part was Catherine's chapters. I love the whole journeying to a new kingdom to meet this guy I'm supposed to marry for the first time trope.
Things did pick up in the last 100 pages though and I was actually quite interested. But I won't be continuing with the series.
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Original read (DNF):
Crap crap crap!
I only got like 4% through but I might DNF. I'm not sure if I want to even push myself to keep trying.
I read the first chapter, which has Tash's point of view (demon hunting) and I didn't connect with it AT ALL. I just didn't click with the writing and how it flowed. I had zero interest.
Then I read a bit of the next chapter which was Catherine's point of view. Maybe I liked it a tiny bit more but I still felt disjointed.
I won't say it's a bad book because there was nothing I objectively didn't like. It was just a feeling I had and lack of connection on my part. Maybe Sally Green's writing just isn't my style?
Maybe I'll try reading a few more chapters just to be sure, but I'm HUGELY disappointed! On paper this book sounds wonderful....more
I didn't love it like I wanted to. I think the main problem was I got some of the terms mixed up at the beginning and that mix up stayed with me throuI didn't love it like I wanted to. I think the main problem was I got some of the terms mixed up at the beginning and that mix up stayed with me through the whole book. I think it affected my ability to enjoy the story to its fullest because I didn't fully grasp the history and culture so I felt a bit lost when the book talked about it.
Politics and culture play a HUGE role in the book but I really couldn't remember why X tribe hated Y tribe or why X tribe hated some word/slur (or what it meant). I lost a great deal of enjoyment purely because there was so much I didn't remember that ended up becoming immensely important....more
