Well I started off really in to this book. I lost a little bit of interest when some obvious plot twists were taking too long to happen. when they finally did, I wasn't really a fan of the aftermath.. Finding it equal parts slow, frustrating, overly dramatic, and forced. The ending brought back the excitement but also brought a ton of new plot twists and questions that I know it will take an entire other book to get answers for, which annoys me. I can appreciate the need for twists in order to cause suspense to draw you in to the next book (part of the reason I'm not usually a fan of a series) but if his book, and the first chapter of the next are any indication, I'm in for another book of partial excitement overshadowed by annoyance. I'm honestly too annoyed with several of the characters, and their dynamics/relationships with the h to continue the series. I got a free copy of this book and wondered if it was an example of what not to do when writing a novel.1) Don't draft. Just go with your first version. No need to go any deeper.2) Write as clunky as possible3) Have a Mary Sue, heroine, who is clearly better than everyone else and everyone loves her4) When in dystopia land, always have a (Xaver's) School for the Gifted.5) Info dump as soon as possible. The more the better.6. Gross making out to someone with no established relationship as soon as possible in the book. I just couldn't. This would get mocked/ rotten tomatoes thrown in any undergrad creative writing class.
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Oh good lordie, read this! It's an original story with amazing characters!
—ecrickyg
Too much teenage drama instead of focus on the story and characters.
—PoohBoi23
