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omqchristi 's review for:
The Wise and the Wicked
by Rebecca Podos
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★★★☆
Readability: ★★★☆☆
Characters: ★★☆☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗
» PLOT «
The Chernyavsky women have had the ability to see into the future into the moment of their deaths. As a result, they have been hunted and sought after by powerful entities. After escaping Russia, Ruby and her family arrive in America. All is well until the death of her great-aunt Polina. As the family gathers to read the vision Polina had years ago, fo the first time in centuries, her death does not match that of her vision. Shaken, her great-aunt's escape of her fate gives hope to Ruby. For the first time in her life, she has hope, but as she looks into the death of her great-aunt, not everything is what it seems to be.
There was a pretty big info dump at the end that wasn't my favorite.
The ending was so abrupt and unexpected, and I can't tell if I like that or not... I like how ambiguous and bittersweet it was.
There was a minor romance in this book, but low key it was the main thing pulling me through this book. What can I say? I'm a romance reader.
» READABILITY «
The book ramps up as time progresses, the beginning was pretty slow though
» CHARACTERS «
All of the characters (aside from Ruby's love interest, Dov) were kinda meh. Honestly a lot of them just blended together.
» WRITING «
Not bad writing, but the start was a little bit hard to sit through.
» OVERALL «
This book really edges the line between 3 stars and 4 stars, but after really thinking it though, it is 3 stars.
Stars: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★★★☆
Readability: ★★★☆☆
Characters: ★★☆☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗
» PLOT «
The Chernyavsky women have had the ability to see into the future into the moment of their deaths. As a result, they have been hunted and sought after by powerful entities. After escaping Russia, Ruby and her family arrive in America. All is well until the death of her great-aunt Polina. As the family gathers to read the vision Polina had years ago, fo the first time in centuries, her death does not match that of her vision. Shaken, her great-aunt's escape of her fate gives hope to Ruby. For the first time in her life, she has hope, but as she looks into the death of her great-aunt, not everything is what it seems to be.
There was a pretty big info dump at the end that wasn't my favorite.
The ending was so abrupt and unexpected, and I can't tell if I like that or not... I like how ambiguous and bittersweet it was.
There was a minor romance in this book, but low key it was the main thing pulling me through this book. What can I say? I'm a romance reader.
» READABILITY «
The book ramps up as time progresses, the beginning was pretty slow though
» CHARACTERS «
All of the characters (aside from Ruby's love interest, Dov) were kinda meh. Honestly a lot of them just blended together.
» WRITING «
Not bad writing, but the start was a little bit hard to sit through.
» OVERALL «
This book really edges the line between 3 stars and 4 stars, but after really thinking it though, it is 3 stars.