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Blackheath
by Gabriella Lepore
Rating: 3/5
Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal
Recommended Age:
I received a free copy of this book courtesy of OfTomes Publishing. All opinions are my own.
Seventeen-year-old Maggie Ellmes is dogged by a case of chronic bad luck. She figures that’s just her lot in life—that is, until the psychic at Blackheath’s annual carnival reveals that Maggie’s problems are caused by more than just ordinary misfortune; she’s actually been cursed.
Desperate to shake the hex, Maggie has no choice but to seek out the help of Joel Tomlins, a rebellious classmate who’s descended from Blackheath’s most powerful line of witches. After breaking all of his coven’s conventions to help her, Joel discovers that the curse isn’t as bad as Maggie fears. In fact, it’s much, much worse. - Amazon.com
The one thing I can say about Gabriella Lapore's writing is that it is truly beautiful. Not beautiful like Laini Taylor's, because honestly heres sometimes goes over-flowery, but beautiful as in it's simple, pleasent, and easy on the eyes and senses. I also felt that the character development for some of the characters was great and it really made me like Joel in particular. However, I did have a lot of dislikes about this book.
I really disliked how this book reminded me of Twilight. I have read the entire series and I don't really enjoy the series. I know a lot of people do, but personally I didn't like it. I also didn't like Maggie. She was very rude and mean for no reason. I've read books from the POV of a rude and mean person before and usually there's a very decent backstory to explain it and you end up feeling for the character, which I hope happens in the next book because I'm not liking Maggie at all. The book is told through multiple POVs and I thought the book could have done better to just be told through one. The book also failed to grab my attention until I was 1/3 of the way through. It just felt kind of dry until then and there wasn't anything intriguing for me.
Verdict: In short, if you like Twilight or if you like Gabriella Lapore, then you might like this book! It's a decent book and a ton of paranormal romancers would love this type of book. Personally though this book didn't fit my reading style.
Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal
Recommended Age:
I received a free copy of this book courtesy of OfTomes Publishing. All opinions are my own.
Seventeen-year-old Maggie Ellmes is dogged by a case of chronic bad luck. She figures that’s just her lot in life—that is, until the psychic at Blackheath’s annual carnival reveals that Maggie’s problems are caused by more than just ordinary misfortune; she’s actually been cursed.
Desperate to shake the hex, Maggie has no choice but to seek out the help of Joel Tomlins, a rebellious classmate who’s descended from Blackheath’s most powerful line of witches. After breaking all of his coven’s conventions to help her, Joel discovers that the curse isn’t as bad as Maggie fears. In fact, it’s much, much worse. - Amazon.com
The one thing I can say about Gabriella Lapore's writing is that it is truly beautiful. Not beautiful like Laini Taylor's, because honestly heres sometimes goes over-flowery, but beautiful as in it's simple, pleasent, and easy on the eyes and senses. I also felt that the character development for some of the characters was great and it really made me like Joel in particular. However, I did have a lot of dislikes about this book.
I really disliked how this book reminded me of Twilight. I have read the entire series and I don't really enjoy the series. I know a lot of people do, but personally I didn't like it. I also didn't like Maggie. She was very rude and mean for no reason. I've read books from the POV of a rude and mean person before and usually there's a very decent backstory to explain it and you end up feeling for the character, which I hope happens in the next book because I'm not liking Maggie at all. The book is told through multiple POVs and I thought the book could have done better to just be told through one. The book also failed to grab my attention until I was 1/3 of the way through. It just felt kind of dry until then and there wasn't anything intriguing for me.
Verdict: In short, if you like Twilight or if you like Gabriella Lapore, then you might like this book! It's a decent book and a ton of paranormal romancers would love this type of book. Personally though this book didn't fit my reading style.