Maya is our protagonist in this debut by Roshani Chokshi. She has been born with a horoscope that only promises death and destruction and she becomes the outcast in her empire. This is the story on how her horoscope comes true in a way she didn't expect and how she deals with it. It's like a weird mix of Daughter of Smoke and Bones and The Wrath and the Dawn.
I don't know how to feel about this book. It's very disjointed in different parts and just when you think something starts making sense, the author throws you for a loop and you're left in the dark again. The elements of this book did not flow together and ultimately you're left with two stories mixed into one. The writing is very lyrical, much like The Wrath and the Dawn. In fact, it reminded me too much like that book. The same events with the love interest and the main character seem to happen and even the main character's themselves share similar traits and habits. It also shares the same reincarnate as Daughter of Smoke and Bones series. I found the resemblance in parts of the book very uncanny.
The main character was alright, but she wasn't unique. Neither were the other character's in this book. It just felt very did there, done that. I think the only thing that may have helped this book would be the Night Bazaar. I loved reading about that in the beginning and the weird things in entailed. Other than that, it wasn't a great book. It was a very meh book that is ultimately forgettable.
3/5 Stars
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Friday, September 2, 2016
Please Don't Tell Review
Trigger Warning: Rape and suicide are discussed in this book.
Twins, Grace and Joy, are split apart by the actions of someone at a party. They aren't the way they used to be. Joy is getting blackmailed because she was caught on camera "killing" her sister's rapist. This is their story on how Joy deals with the blackmailer and how Grace deals with the effects of being raped.
These characters were raw. I felt so much for Grace and the mental damage that was done to her. You could see the changes in her character in the before and after. She became a different character emotionally. She was empty. She was depressed and she became suicidal. The author did not romanticize it. She showed a glimpse of what suicidal people actually think and go through when they try to take their life. It was powerful to read. Joy also had a dramatic character change and hers was a little more obvious than Grace's was, but it was also extremely intense. She felt it was her fault that she couldn't protect her sister against Adam and when she didn't know whether or not she killed him, it ate her up and just transformed her. I must add that I couldn't stand Preston and when Joy got around him, she acted so much more immature than when she was around someone else.
This is not an easy book to read and I can't imagine it was an easy book to write but I can say that the product was absolutely fantastic. It showed the effects of such a horrible crime and it displayed that some people don't believe that it's truly "rape" and I liked that she addressed it. It's not a fluffy book it was a book that needed to be written. I truly applaud this book and this author and I completely recommend it.
4.5/5 Stars
Twins, Grace and Joy, are split apart by the actions of someone at a party. They aren't the way they used to be. Joy is getting blackmailed because she was caught on camera "killing" her sister's rapist. This is their story on how Joy deals with the blackmailer and how Grace deals with the effects of being raped.
These characters were raw. I felt so much for Grace and the mental damage that was done to her. You could see the changes in her character in the before and after. She became a different character emotionally. She was empty. She was depressed and she became suicidal. The author did not romanticize it. She showed a glimpse of what suicidal people actually think and go through when they try to take their life. It was powerful to read. Joy also had a dramatic character change and hers was a little more obvious than Grace's was, but it was also extremely intense. She felt it was her fault that she couldn't protect her sister against Adam and when she didn't know whether or not she killed him, it ate her up and just transformed her. I must add that I couldn't stand Preston and when Joy got around him, she acted so much more immature than when she was around someone else.
This is not an easy book to read and I can't imagine it was an easy book to write but I can say that the product was absolutely fantastic. It showed the effects of such a horrible crime and it displayed that some people don't believe that it's truly "rape" and I liked that she addressed it. It's not a fluffy book it was a book that needed to be written. I truly applaud this book and this author and I completely recommend it.
4.5/5 Stars
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