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Marked
by Sloane Murphy
Interesting
A fairly typical YA PNR novel, following quite a formulaic recipe: an orphaned teen super-heroine with no support system whatsoever, who is introduced to her supernatural powers on her 18th birthday. Two ambiguous love interests? Checked. Heroine saving the day only to get into deep trouble? Checked. Extra points for unexpected allies. I have to give the author credit for some world building - the supernatural species, the backstory, but I would have liked to see more of that - the limitations of the first person didn’t allow that and it’s a shame. The entire book is a single POV and, out of the blue, you get another in the last chapter. I think the story has potential, but it just wasn’t exploited, and some of the elements just screamed cliche. I didn’t particularly relate to any of the characters and though the heroine offers the premises of a brilliant character, she is underdeveloped. All in all, I think it is a nice book for younger audiences and all the points I mentioned above as less than stellar can be easily fixed in the next-in-series.
A fairly typical YA PNR novel, following quite a formulaic recipe: an orphaned teen super-heroine with no support system whatsoever, who is introduced to her supernatural powers on her 18th birthday. Two ambiguous love interests? Checked. Heroine saving the day only to get into deep trouble? Checked. Extra points for unexpected allies. I have to give the author credit for some world building - the supernatural species, the backstory, but I would have liked to see more of that - the limitations of the first person didn’t allow that and it’s a shame. The entire book is a single POV and, out of the blue, you get another in the last chapter. I think the story has potential, but it just wasn’t exploited, and some of the elements just screamed cliche. I didn’t particularly relate to any of the characters and though the heroine offers the premises of a brilliant character, she is underdeveloped. All in all, I think it is a nice book for younger audiences and all the points I mentioned above as less than stellar can be easily fixed in the next-in-series.