2015-06-20
Not bad
This book probably had more problems than good points. But I still, for some odd reason, liked it. I'm pretty sure the overall snarky attitude of the novel is what sold me. Sometimes depth bogs down a book and causes me massive headaches. I don't mind something a little more straightforward every now and then.
Every character in this novel takes getting used to. I'm pretty sure that I didn't like a single character at first. I can't even say I love any of the characters now, but at least I don't dislike them. Indigo is a bit full of herself and so are all of her cheerleader friends. However, Indigo gets a major wake up call and I think her personality improves (which sounds weird but yeah). Paige is strange and the strangeness never really goes away. Bishop was intolerable at first. I couldn't stand him. He gets better later. I actually started to find his wise cracks funny. Devon is just a jerk. His character is flat, one dimensional, boring, should I continue? Jezebel is entertaining. She isn't set up to be a likable character, but I enjoyed her bluntness. And Bianca isn't even worth talking about.
The story overall was predictable. There were a couple of things that surprised me but that was it. I thought that the feud was rather superficial. The back story wasn't explained well and most importantly I wasn't feeling or believing it. I guess it doesn't really make sense why I liked the novel. Call it one of those guilty pleasures. Sometimes we just like things we wish we didn't or have no idea how to tell you why.