It’s probably best to jump straight into this, and tell you the reason that I stopped reading. Well, on page 13, “the most beautiful boy I’ve ever seen” showed up. Yeah. Page 13. After that, I knew this book would just be about the romance, like so many YA books are, so I must admit that I didn’t try very hard to get into it.
You see, I was expecting this to be a book driven by tough female leads, and, like I have heard about Code Name Verity, that the relationship between the Night Witches would be the most important part. I wasn’t interested in any guy showing up, especially if he was the most beautiful boy ever. Just, please, shut up.
Well, how as that for the shortest review ever? I think this might be a new record. Basically, don’t promise me a book about badass women, and then throw in a romance that is clearly going to turn into instalove within the first thirty pages.
Those books are the worst :s
Gah. I hate when “the most beautiful boy ever” shows up! He ruins everything! O.O
Well, book character, its no point him being ‘the most beautiful boy ever’ if he turns out to be a complete wanker personality-wise. And p13? Geez………
Who knows, maybe “the most beautiful boy” turned out to be silly and she abandoned him for her friends. But I do admit, I would have been hard-pressed to go onward if I expected it to become instalove. I’m so sick of it. Yeah, guys can be hot, but they’re not the only thing in the world. It’s one of the reasons I still haven’t finished INK by Amanda Sun, which I was so excited for. 🙁
C.J.
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