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perid0t 's review for:
The Spawn of Lilith
by Dana Fredsti
I don't normally leave bad reviews but this was a huge disappointment, only reason it isn't getting a 1 star review is the fact that the author wrote well. It's edited well. The way she describe things is lovely and smooth but..
What the hell was she thinking?
I wish she'd rewrite the entire book, change it up a little bit.
I spent the entire time knowing what was going on and it bored me.
Spoilers:
"Spawn of Lilith" uhuu, okay, so yeah, we know she's the spawn of Lilith, she obviously doesn't know, but the medalion is definitely that. uhuu. okay. no big deal.
I love urban fantasy, I hate epic stories, I want everyday life stories with the heroine battling shit happening in her neighborhood, not off saving the world. This book should have been perfect. But while I was suffering the story of a seemingly 100% human for 80% of the book with boring, boring, boring, nothing exciting happening besides her having 0 self respect for herself and letting herself be walked all over over and over again. you got flashes from other people.
Oooh, someone is summoning demons. the demons are killing things.
some kind of demon twin pair is off the rocker too.
ooh. so mysterious. ooh.
No. No it wasn't. You knew exactly what was happening, the MC didn't of course, but YOU, the reader, did. You knew who the bad guy where, you knew why they where doing it, and you knew that the spawn of liliths role in it was entirely accidental.
Just one big fuck up for her to be told about her birthright.
And the sex?
Oh god,
Okay. I detest YA. I like my characters to be adult and do adult shit.
Like yes, having sex, without being too anal about it. Sex happens. its normal. and finding someone irl who is a prude and shy and doesnt want to have sex with her dates is near impossible so reading about them drives me mad.
But Lee? She spent half the book PITYING that boy. feeling bad. knowing he was into her. and her being very very very VERY firm that she didn't want to lead him on.
Had there been any ANY sign of attraction beforehand, I'd been cool with it. Because honestly, sometimes you sleep with people you don't think you should but you're too horny to think clearly.
But she stated, over and over, that she didn't find him attractive.
I hated this book.
I hated it so bad that even the authors beautiful writing couldn't make me read through the last few fight scenes, I SKIMMED them, simply because I wanted to finish the book. I wanted to see if I'd be wrong. if it would surprise me. and it didn't.
It's a nice idea, if the author had taken her deck of cards and reshuffled it a little.
For someone who enjoys her slice-of-life fantasy life, this shouldn't have bored me. but it did.
I was so annoyed at the end, I laid in bed ranting to myself about the book.
Talking up and down on what would be needed to fix all the flaws I saw in the book.
But. I'm just one voice.
I really did like the authors writing, but she needs a sounding board for the storyline.
What the hell was she thinking?
I wish she'd rewrite the entire book, change it up a little bit.
I spent the entire time knowing what was going on and it bored me.
Spoilers:
"Spawn of Lilith" uhuu, okay, so yeah, we know she's the spawn of Lilith, she obviously doesn't know, but the medalion is definitely that. uhuu. okay. no big deal.
I love urban fantasy, I hate epic stories, I want everyday life stories with the heroine battling shit happening in her neighborhood, not off saving the world. This book should have been perfect. But while I was suffering the story of a seemingly 100% human for 80% of the book with boring, boring, boring, nothing exciting happening besides her having 0 self respect for herself and letting herself be walked all over over and over again. you got flashes from other people.
Oooh, someone is summoning demons. the demons are killing things.
some kind of demon twin pair is off the rocker too.
ooh. so mysterious. ooh.
No. No it wasn't. You knew exactly what was happening, the MC didn't of course, but YOU, the reader, did. You knew who the bad guy where, you knew why they where doing it, and you knew that the spawn of liliths role in it was entirely accidental.
Just one big fuck up for her to be told about her birthright.
And the sex?
Oh god,
Okay. I detest YA. I like my characters to be adult and do adult shit.
Like yes, having sex, without being too anal about it. Sex happens. its normal. and finding someone irl who is a prude and shy and doesnt want to have sex with her dates is near impossible so reading about them drives me mad.
But Lee? She spent half the book PITYING that boy. feeling bad. knowing he was into her. and her being very very very VERY firm that she didn't want to lead him on.
Had there been any ANY sign of attraction beforehand, I'd been cool with it. Because honestly, sometimes you sleep with people you don't think you should but you're too horny to think clearly.
But she stated, over and over, that she didn't find him attractive.
I hated this book.
I hated it so bad that even the authors beautiful writing couldn't make me read through the last few fight scenes, I SKIMMED them, simply because I wanted to finish the book. I wanted to see if I'd be wrong. if it would surprise me. and it didn't.
It's a nice idea, if the author had taken her deck of cards and reshuffled it a little.
For someone who enjoys her slice-of-life fantasy life, this shouldn't have bored me. but it did.
I was so annoyed at the end, I laid in bed ranting to myself about the book.
Talking up and down on what would be needed to fix all the flaws I saw in the book.
But. I'm just one voice.
I really did like the authors writing, but she needs a sounding board for the storyline.