I really enjoyed Aguirre's Razorland Seies. This didn't feel like it was written by the same author.

Things I didn't like:
1. The pacing: this book just dragged on for me. Not much really happened, to be honest. And many of the scenes started becoming repetitive. And I could've designed a drinking game taking a shot every time Edie mentioned how pretty she was, her revenge, wondering if she could trust Kian, etc. Also, there were times at the end of chapters where someone would do or say something that would stay unresolved and not even mentioned again. It was weird. It was like the author was trying to create a sense of tension but then there was no payoff.

2. The romance: lukewarm at best. Again, this was very drawn out and repetitive. First off, there is a definite insta-love aspect to this story. Also, its unnecessarily angsty. First they'll be all over each other, then she'll distrust him. Then they're all over each other, then he ignores her...and back and forth. Also, there are all these crazy dangerous things threatening Edie and in the middle of it her biggest worry is if Kian likes her...

3. The plot: to be honest, I'm still not quite sure what I just read. The story of her wanting to get revenge on people who mistreated her wasn't told very well, and the more paranormal plot lines felt very muddled and not fleshed out.

4. Anti-climactic revelations: without getting too spoilery, there were several times throughout this story where something would be revealed that should be a huge WTF moment that just fell completely flat. A few of them were because the foreshadowing had been completely unsubtle, which made the reveals predictable. Others fell flat because they just weren't given the weight they deserved. Crazy things would happen and it would feel like it was just being glossed over to get on to the next thing.
The same thing would happen when Edie would confide in people...they just kind of accepted all the crazy stuff she told them.

5. Lack of communication: This was one of the more annoying things for me. So, Edie has all of these crazy things after her. She 'forgets' to tell Kian...the guy who is supposed to be protecting her...seriously? But it gets better. So Kian, through some sort of magic power or something that isn't actually ever explained, can watch everything that happens to Edie...and he does watch her...except for the things that she forgets to tell him...seriously? Can we say plot device? He admits to essentially spying on her for years, and the couple of times it would have been beneficial to be spying on her he inconveniently wasn't? And she inconveniently forgets to tell him...

6. The ending: it felt very anti-climactic, because it was so predictable, and it didn't make me feel excited for what was in store in the series. At the same time, it felt like absolutely nothing was resolved whatsoever, and not enough was adequately explained to make me feel like I understood anything.

Honestly, I could go on. I won't though, because I think you get the point.


What I liked:
1. Some of the side characters: I don't feel like any of the side characters were outstanding, but I did like Vi, Jen, and Davina

I'm pretty bummed that this book missed the mark for me. I don't think I will continue with the series, but I will still seek out more by Aguirre in the future.