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Michelle Krys

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Verk av Michelle Krys

Hexed (2014) 252 exemplar
Dead Girls Society (2016) 139 exemplar
Charmed (2015) 73 exemplar
Blackwood: A Hexed Story (2015) 10 exemplar

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2.5 stars. This was an OK read, but nothing special. The premise was interesting, but I felt like more could have been done here and it just fell kind of flat. The main character, Hope, makes some really stupid, idiotic decisions, and she was really slow at putting two and two together to figure out who was behind the society. Honestly, this story might have worked better as a show. I can see it being similar to Pretty Little Liars. Speaking of screen adaptations, the first part of the book, when Hope first gets her invitation reminded me of the movie Would You Rather (it's currently on Netflix). In the movie, participants are invited to this billionaire's house to play a game of "Would you rather." The winner gets a huge cash prize at the end of the game, and all the losers end up dead (of course, participants don't know that last part until the game starts, and once it starts it's too late to back out). So when I read the beginning, I thought this book would be similar to Would You Rather, cause of the cash prize and the "consequences" the would suffer if they don't play by the rules, but unfortunately it's much less interesting and the stakes are not as high. At first I thought, it could be that because it's YA, it had to take the "safer" route and couldn't get as dark as Would You Rather, but there are plenty of dark YA stories out there. In any case, it wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either.… (mer)
 
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VanessaMarieBooks | 7 andra recensioner | Dec 10, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this book. It's got some mystery element to it and some surprising twists/reveals towards the end of the book. My favorite character in this book is Paige (she reminded me of Penn from the Fallen series by Lauren Kate). I loved Paige and how she was always there for Indie no matter how Indie treated her in the beginning. I did not like Indie in the beginning; I thought she was stuck up and superficial but towards the end she starts to change and I liked her more towards the end. Bishop at times felt really immature for his age. He's supposed to be 18 and I know teenage guys can be pretty immature but at times he felt more like a 14 or 15 year old. I liked Indie's aunt Penny, we don't see her too much in this book but hopefully she'll be in the 2nd book more. The ending is a major cliffhanger and leaves you with so many questions and wanting to know more right away. This book was a quick read and overall a really good start to a series.… (mer)
 
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VanessaMarieBooks | 22 andra recensioner | Dec 10, 2023 |
**** Review contains spoilers*****

This book intrigued me after reading the synopsis......however, the story ended up being much different that I expected.

Let's start with the bad and get that out of the way, I'd rather end this review with the good......I did like this book overall.

First off, and a biggie to me.......inaccuracies. Hope...the main protagonist.....has cystic fibrosis. Krys played heavily on this for the plot....pretty much everything Hope does, or doesn't do, is motivated by her CF. The idea that Hope is dying and will die any day now is pushed throughout the story.......the problem with this is that CF treatments have improved vastly through current medical advancement and the average life span of a CF patient is 50 yrs........and there are many CF patients who up to 80 yrs. I realize that there are outliers and some patients have worse prognosis......but, it's mentioned several times that Hope is doing well and her Physician even states that her lungs are pretty clear. I get the idea the writer was trying for, but inaccurately portraying a serious disease, one that a reader could be suffering from themselves, isn't acceptable to me.

My next problem lies with the believability of the plot......we are to believe that a teen could pull this off?? I was disappointed to find out who the villan was. I feel like this could have been done so much better....and more realistically......by having this be a secret society/network doing this for some reason.

Lastly, and least important, small things that annoyed me: the relationships......the rich girl and cool goth/ punk......the best friend romance.....the rich boy uses unpopular girl.....I feel like Krys stayed too stereotypical......I saw it all coming, its way too overdone. This is a YA book, and I try to keep that in mind......but, I still feel its a bit too cookie cutter.

Hopes battle scene with the villan is another bone of contention for me.....it's simply impossible to pull yourself out of a casket while being buried alive without being seen.......and lifting the lid with several lbs of dirt on top would be impossibly challenging for a healthy individual.... much less a sick teen.

There is a derogatory insinuation about Republicans.....implying that all are intolerant to homosexuality....first off, not true....I'm from the South born and raised and know several Repubs and gay ppl alike, they aren't mutually exclusive. I strongly dislike writers imparting extreme political views into their writing....its simply not the place for it

This brings me to my last gripe.....the use of incorrect words.....example: hork, which means to gag...when it should have been hock or hack.....admittedly, a small issue, but an annoying one.

Now, the good: Everything else! I really did enjoy this one, despite the issues. Krys excels at character creation and interaction. I really cared what happened to the girls. This was a fun and well paced read. The romantic scenes were well written and realistic, without the cheesiness associate with most YA books. I'm hoping the ending meant there will be a sequel in the future. I recommend this for teens, and adults who appreciate YA reads......but, would pass on it for those bothered by disease discussion and health complications.
… (mer)
 
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Jfranklin592262 | 7 andra recensioner | Aug 12, 2023 |

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Verk
5
Medlemmar
476
Popularitet
#51,804
Betyg
½ 3.3
Recensioner
35
ISBN
31

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