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olivialandryxo 's review for:
Words in Deep Blue
by Cath Crowley
3.5 stars. Thank you Penguin for the early copy.
I did enjoy this book. I liked the way books were included in the story, and that some YA was mentioned too, instead of only classics. This was a quick, fun read, and what I needed after finishing ACOL. But beyond that, I personally did have some issues with it.
I didn't really become attached to the story or any of the characters. I wasn't extremely interested in what happened next, to be quite honest. The characters seemed to be very extreme, either on one side or another, with no middle ground. Rachel was much ruder than was necessary. I understand she's grieving her brother, and I did feel sorry for her. But to me I think she just went overboard. As for Henry, I didn't really like him at all. He was desperately in love with a girl that loved him on and off, and many of his chapters were about how his heart was broken because she left him and his indecisiveness over his feelings for Rachel. He also seemed willing to do anything to get said girl back. It was slightly pathetic and seriously irritating.
On that note, there were two love triangles in this book. I don't mind love triangles as long as they're well done. I think two in one story is a little bit much, and honestly I didn't really like either one. I know what that must say, since I always say I'm a hopeless romantic. I thought the end results were cute, but not the time and events leading to them.
Also, I want to say that a prank was pulled and YouTube was involved. Personally, I thought this was kind of extreme and completely unnecessary. I can sort of see why it was done, but I think the story would've been fine without it. To me it was just an unneeded complication.
I know I was critical, but I promise I did like it. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but it was still a good, albeit simple, story. If you like books about books and fun, easy stories, I definitely recommend this to you when it releases on June 6th.
One last thing. I really liked that this took place in Australia. I've read books by Aussie authors, but I don't think I've read any actually in Australia. I don't know much about the land or the culture or anything else, but it seemed authentic. There was no stereotypical slang or anything cringe-worthy, as far as I could tell.
And I think my favorite part of this was the letters and snippets from the Letter Library scattered throughout the actual story.
I did enjoy this book. I liked the way books were included in the story, and that some YA was mentioned too, instead of only classics. This was a quick, fun read, and what I needed after finishing ACOL. But beyond that, I personally did have some issues with it.
I didn't really become attached to the story or any of the characters. I wasn't extremely interested in what happened next, to be quite honest. The characters seemed to be very extreme, either on one side or another, with no middle ground. Rachel was much ruder than was necessary. I understand she's grieving her brother, and I did feel sorry for her. But to me I think she just went overboard. As for Henry, I didn't really like him at all. He was desperately in love with a girl that loved him on and off, and many of his chapters were about how his heart was broken because she left him and his indecisiveness over his feelings for Rachel. He also seemed willing to do anything to get said girl back. It was slightly pathetic and seriously irritating.
On that note, there were two love triangles in this book. I don't mind love triangles as long as they're well done. I think two in one story is a little bit much, and honestly I didn't really like either one. I know what that must say, since I always say I'm a hopeless romantic. I thought the end results were cute, but not the time and events leading to them.
Also, I want to say that a prank was pulled and YouTube was involved. Personally, I thought this was kind of extreme and completely unnecessary. I can sort of see why it was done, but I think the story would've been fine without it. To me it was just an unneeded complication.
I know I was critical, but I promise I did like it. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but it was still a good, albeit simple, story. If you like books about books and fun, easy stories, I definitely recommend this to you when it releases on June 6th.
One last thing. I really liked that this took place in Australia. I've read books by Aussie authors, but I don't think I've read any actually in Australia. I don't know much about the land or the culture or anything else, but it seemed authentic. There was no stereotypical slang or anything cringe-worthy, as far as I could tell.
And I think my favorite part of this was the letters and snippets from the Letter Library scattered throughout the actual story.