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Crewel (Crewel World, #1)
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Actual rating might be 2.5 or 2.75. Or just 2 stars, I honestly don't even know.
After seeing the positive reviews of this book on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ start pouring in, I can't deny that my excitement grew, so I crossed my fingers and requested this title. I was giddy when I was approved, and couldn't wait to start. Besides the number of positive reviews, the concept also intrigued me a lot. A dystopian world that has a lot of time-weavers? Sign me up! I haven't had a dystopian novel wow me since What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang, and I was hoping this one would change that.
Unfortunately, I ended up going from this:
To this:
So we have Adelice, a girl who can weave time with matter, and who's hiding her powers from the Guild, because a girl like her would be chosen to be a Spinster. Being a Spinster is anything a girl could want, but Adelice knows the truth about it, that she'd have to control people's lives and follow whatever the Guild wants her to do, sometimes including removing/cutting certain people. Adelice has tried to hide her powers, but she slipped during a testing and now the Guild is coming for her.
What I liked about this book was the originality of the concept, and the whole Spinster-Creweler thing. As for the story, the beginning parts were okay. I liked Adelice, but I kind of have a love-hate relationship with her. At times she seems strong and sarcastic, but at other times she makes me want to pull my hair out due to her Mary-Sue-ness constantly showing.
It took me roughly fifteen days to finish this book, because it didn't do a good job in pulling me in and keeping me interested. The plot was hard to follow and the characters weren't all that likable.
Don't even get me started on the romance. -_- The two love interests are Josten and Erik, both extremely gorgeous and blue-eyed. One's a servant with a tortured past and the other seems to be the boytoy of one of the villains. Of course, Adelice ends up kissing them both and torn and all but it's clear that Jost is the main love interest. I hate love triangles, and the one in this book is no exception. It really annoyed me.
Also, spoiler time. (view spoiler)
Anyways, the ending was a hot mess. I didn't even know what the hell was going on anymore, and I kind of gave up then and thought "Oh whatever, let's just get this over with."
I don't really have much else to say about this book. In short, the concept was interesting, the time-weaving thing was pretty creative, but the characters were unlikable and besides the concept, this pretty much reads like your average YA dystomance.
So . . . yeah, that's pretty much it. I'd still recommend you this book, though, because maybe it's just a matter of taste. My interest in dystopians have been pretty low lately.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan for sending me this galley.
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Actual rating might be 2.5 or 2.75. Or just 2 stars, I honestly don't even know.
After seeing the positive reviews of this book on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ start pouring in, I can't deny that my excitement grew, so I crossed my fingers and requested this title. I was giddy when I was approved, and couldn't wait to start. Besides the number of positive reviews, the concept also intrigued me a lot. A dystopian world that has a lot of time-weavers? Sign me up! I haven't had a dystopian novel wow me since What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang, and I was hoping this one would change that.
Unfortunately, I ended up going from this:
To this:
So we have Adelice, a girl who can weave time with matter, and who's hiding her powers from the Guild, because a girl like her would be chosen to be a Spinster. Being a Spinster is anything a girl could want, but Adelice knows the truth about it, that she'd have to control people's lives and follow whatever the Guild wants her to do, sometimes including removing/cutting certain people. Adelice has tried to hide her powers, but she slipped during a testing and now the Guild is coming for her.
What I liked about this book was the originality of the concept, and the whole Spinster-Creweler thing. As for the story, the beginning parts were okay. I liked Adelice, but I kind of have a love-hate relationship with her. At times she seems strong and sarcastic, but at other times she makes me want to pull my hair out due to her Mary-Sue-ness constantly showing.
It took me roughly fifteen days to finish this book, because it didn't do a good job in pulling me in and keeping me interested. The plot was hard to follow and the characters weren't all that likable.
Don't even get me started on the romance. -_- The two love interests are Josten and Erik, both extremely gorgeous and blue-eyed. One's a servant with a tortured past and the other seems to be the boytoy of one of the villains. Of course, Adelice ends up kissing them both and torn and all but it's clear that Jost is the main love interest. I hate love triangles, and the one in this book is no exception. It really annoyed me.
Also, spoiler time. (view spoiler)
Anyways, the ending was a hot mess. I didn't even know what the hell was going on anymore, and I kind of gave up then and thought "Oh whatever, let's just get this over with."
I don't really have much else to say about this book. In short, the concept was interesting, the time-weaving thing was pretty creative, but the characters were unlikable and besides the concept, this pretty much reads like your average YA dystomance.
So . . . yeah, that's pretty much it. I'd still recommend you this book, though, because maybe it's just a matter of taste. My interest in dystopians have been pretty low lately.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan for sending me this galley.
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Reading Progress
November 12, 2011
– Shelved
March 16, 2012
– Shelved as:
covergasm
August 28, 2012
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Started Reading
September 2, 2012
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28.8%
"So far, besides the whole time-weaving and Spinster thing, I don't see what's so special about this book."
page
106
September 8, 2012
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54.35%
"I'm not feeling this book, you guys. o_e Might take me a long while to finish, cause all I wanna do is read more of Splintered."
page
200
September 11, 2012
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63.86%
"The romance sucks. I'm sorry, but I can't stand this stupid love triangle."
page
235
September 11, 2012
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88.86%
""Here is all we have," he says, drawing my face up to meet his eyes. The electricity is back, and it threatens to overwhelm in its intensity.
Oh no. Not the electricity. Anything but the electricity. *sigh* Seriously, I'm not even surprised anymore. -_-
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page
327
Oh no. Not the electricity. Anything but the electricity. *sigh* Seriously, I'm not even surprised anymore. -_-
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September 11, 2012
–
95.65%
"What the fuck is even going on? I honestly don't even know anymore. Let's just get this over with."
page
352
September 11, 2012
– Shelved as:
boooooring
September 11, 2012
– Shelved as:
hot-mess
September 11, 2012
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Finished Reading
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Great review. I can see your points. I didn't really care for the romance in this book at all, but still ended up enjoying it overall. Hopefully, your next read is more rewarding! About your spoiler, OMG, I totally forgot she said that! *facepalm*
Stephanie wrote: "Great review. I can see your points. I didn't really care for the romance in this book at all, but still ended up enjoying it overall. Hopefully, your next read is more rewarding! About your spoi..."
Thanks, Stephanie. ^^ Yeah, that thing she said in the spoiler really pissed me off, because it's so STUPID. Total disappointment for me, this book. :/ I really need some good dystopians to read.
Such an interesting comment, bummer that it lacks intrigue.
"dystomance" love the term!
I want a love interest that goes off of his own merits instead of his god-like looks. Can we please have that in a book? Please?
Finally! Someone else who hated this novel! I thought I was the only one bothered by the fact that every female character other than Adelice was either a shallow dimbulb, a evil villainess (who's slutshamingly sexually aggressive, to boot), or a sacrificial victim. I have to say, what took the cake for me was the scene where Adelice reveals that she can't go back in time with her powers - and then feels RELIEF because if given the chance to save the WIFE AND BABY of the boy she has a crush on, SHE'S NOT SURE SHE'D BE ABLE TO DO IT. WTF??
Anime wrote: "Finally! Someone else who hated this novel! I thought I was the only one bothered by the fact that every female character other than Adelice was either a shallow dimbulb, a evil villainess (who's s..."I so agree. ._. But the scene that really got me was the whole (view spoiler) thing. That was just foolishness.
Agree, the romance love aspect also made me roll my eyes. But I'm still interested enough to read one more in the series and see if the concept lives up to its original potential.
You wrote the perfect review that I've been wanting to get down myself. It got so boring for me, and I also gave up on it. The romance just killed it for me too -_- It really sucked
I couldn't agree more! It took me 10 days to drag myself through this though.
ah aku sebenernya cuma tertarik sama warna-warni covernya yang kayak nirmana, tetapi setelah dilihat baik2 ternyata... O.o
God the kissing thing has to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever read.
