Greetings, internet! I am finally back, with (of course, what else a nerd like me would do with her free time, other than read) a new book review for all of you lovely booklovers.
So where to start...
When I first saw it (I read this one in epub version), I fell in love with the cover. It's like a shiny neon casino sign, alluring you to get inside. And yes, it fooled me. When I checked the annotation, it had me a bit confused, BUT sometimes great books have such badly written annotations and prologues, so I will be honest, I almost always skip those and get straight to the point aka first chapter.
And what did I see?
I felt like I went down the rabbit hole and the story didn't even start properly yet. I swear, some parts I reread 3 times or so to get any kind of proper introduction but the information was so not enough, ugh. Also it felt like I just awakened after 20 years coma and the world around changed alot BUT AUTHOR IS NOT WILLING TO GIVE ANY IMPORTANT DETAILS. Are you serious? I can't read your mind and find out what I need to make my first impression puzzle complete.
Next, the main character, Ava, who obviously lives on another planet, called Poseidon (why even Poseidon?), at first appears to be just a teenage girl, who suffers from rough past/memories haunting her, with best friend always at her side. And these two were so intimately close, that I truly believed Ava was lesbian. And you know, I would be more satisfied if she really was, at least it would make more sense, since the scenes and dialogues Ava and her friend share are much more romantic than the ones she ever had with her crushes (little spoiler, sorry).
Also, oh my God, the conversations. Is there a "Noone is allowed to spell more than 20 words in one reply" law on Poseidon? Because all of the conversations are short. Super. Short. And that's pretty bad, because I, personally, love funny banters or monologues or dialogues between characters, these kind of interactions describe them better than anything.
And yeah, seen no humour there either. Sad.
Another thing, was whole Ava's personality. According to this book, here are three most important things I found out about her:
1. She is some kind of a special soul aka broken, and she is the greatest weapon ever created. Baiscally like a superwoman not knowing how to activate or control her power when needed. And she gives absolutely no shit about it. Really. She doesn't care.
2. She was once raped and then there are some scenes where she is almost (or not, I didn't quite understand) raped again. Very specific topic, I must say, and not everyone can write a character with such past well...I mean, realistic enough.
3. Surprisingly, Ava, having so much potential and power and her rough past, doesn't do anything. She only FAINTS or FALLS ASLEEP, in the end of almost EVERY CHAPTER.
...can you not...
This is the first character I absolutely despised. Not even she is weak and whiny, but also so dumb and selfish, that I would rather let her die.
Alright, she doesn't accept she is the choosen one, but can she, at least, for once get angry, unleash her super power, learn to control it and do something for people, who try so hard to make her life comfortable?
Speaking of story whole (I am trying to make this review short, but irritated), it gave me headache. I read a chapter, then went back, then forward again....leaved it for days to clear my head...and how happy I was when I finally finished this mental torture.
You are probably wondering why I did not give on it and delete...
The reason is that the author of these book series is talented. I can see that through pages of this nonsense, little sparks here and there like treasures, hidden in these chapters, but they are so rare, so tiny, that I give up on searching for them. Whoever wrote this, I honestly think, they wasted their talent and time creating this story, and they can do much MUCH better than this.
As for rating, I give it only 3/10.
