Well this was disappointing.
The writing was good, totally up my alley; Anderson is great at tone and using sparse language effectively and in the beginning this is what really had me excited to read more. There were moments, though, usually in dialogue, that I found unconvincing. I couldn't suspend my disbelief for portions of the book which made it hard to stay invested. The main characters, Jack and Ava, didn't help any as I didn't particularly like either of them. I thought they were bland, and the author tried way too hard with the romantic tension.
As for the story, it wasn't bad. It started off strong, but around halfway in I really started to lose interest. Reading became a slog. To make matters worse, the ending was unsatisfying... Oh, but there seems to be a reason for that. This book is apparently the first in a series, and the ending implies that the sequel will be a retelling, which, seriously? Well, no matter what the sequel is like, it won't make this book any better and I won't be reading it.
The writing was good, totally up my alley; Anderson is great at tone and using sparse language effectively and in the beginning this is what really had me excited to read more. There were moments, though, usually in dialogue, that I found unconvincing. I couldn't suspend my disbelief for portions of the book which made it hard to stay invested. The main characters, Jack and Ava, didn't help any as I didn't particularly like either of them. I thought they were bland, and the author tried way too hard with the romantic tension.
As for the story, it wasn't bad. It started off strong, but around halfway in I really started to lose interest. Reading became a slog. To make matters worse, the ending was unsatisfying... Oh, but there seems to be a reason for that. This book is apparently the first in a series, and the ending implies that the sequel will be a retelling, which, seriously? Well, no matter what the sequel is like, it won't make this book any better and I won't be reading it.