Location: United States
Member Since: May 29, 2012
Jennifer Wagner
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- Neophyte (Linked #1)
on June 19, 2012
I am a dedicated reader when it comes to angel themed stories. I discovered Lauren Kate and Becca Fitzpatrick last summer, and devoured their stories. I quickly fell in love with their characters and daydream that the novel I am writing will one day live up to the beauty of theirs. This past winter I stumbled upon Susan Ee’s Angelfall and embraced her apocalyptic angel-themed story as well. Hence, when I was chosen to participate in a Goodreads R2R, I was super excited. And, the cover is absolutely breathtaking. (Thank you, Ms. Aple for choosing me to read and review your book!) Therefore, I immediately dove into Aple’s story, Neophyte, expecting the unexpected and hoping to be swept off my feet. Instead, I found myself floating somewhere in the middle. I read to escape my daily life-stay-at-home mom. I am the daily referee of two little boys and deal with whining and tantrums all day long. So when Addisyn fell into the category of “whiny” and “annoying,” I quickly lost interest. I enjoy a strong, female lead. Addi tried to be strong. I just saw her as immature and irritating. One of the characteristics of the novel that I struggled with was the repetition of Addi’s whiny-ness. She complained, a lot. She was angry, a lot. She irritated me, a lot. I truly commend Aple for writing and completing a novel. (You go girl!) I aspire to do the same and know how difficult it is. I also know that the first attempt isn’t always the best. But, I believe Aple put her best foot forward, created a wonderful storyline with many new and entertaining details among the angel story category. She developed some fantastic imagery and detail. And I do look forward to any sequels there may be. I want to see Addi grow, as well as the rest of the supporting characters. While this story wasn’t exactly in my top 20 list of favorites, it isn’t on my list of top 20 despises. There were things that just weren’t for me (the repetitive nature and character development) and other aspects of the story that I did like (the idea of the Link, predestined angels and being reincarnated as an angel). And so, my impression is a bit wishy washy. I'm on the fence. All in all, I would give this book two out of five stars.
- Neophyte (Linked #1)
on June 19, 2012
I am a dedicated reader when it comes to angel themed stories. I discovered Lauren Kate and Becca Fitzpatrick last summer, and devoured their stories. I quickly fell in love with their characters and daydream that the novel I am writing will one day live up to the beauty of theirs. This past winter I stumbled upon Susan Ee’s Angelfall and embraced her apocalyptic angel-themed story as well. Hence, when I was chosen to participate in a Goodreads R2R, I was super excited. And, the cover is absolutely breathtaking. (Thank you, Ms. Aple for choosing me to read and review your book!) Therefore, I immediately dove into Aple’s story, Neophyte, expecting the unexpected and hoping to be swept off my feet. Instead, I found myself floating somewhere in the middle. I read to escape my daily life-stay-at-home mom. I am the daily referee of two little boys and deal with whining and tantrums all day long. So when Addisyn fell into the category of “whiny” and “annoying,” I quickly lost interest. I enjoy a strong, female lead. Addi tried to be strong. I just saw her as immature and irritating. One of the characteristics of the novel that I struggled with was the repetition of Addi’s whiny-ness. She complained, a lot. She was angry, a lot. She irritated me, a lot. I truly commend Aple for writing and completing a novel. (You go girl!) I aspire to do the same and know how difficult it is. I also know that the first attempt isn’t always the best. But, I believe Aple put her best foot forward, created a wonderful storyline with many new and entertaining details among the angel story category. She developed some fantastic imagery and detail. And I do look forward to any sequels there may be. I want to see Addi grow, as well as the rest of the supporting characters. While this story wasn’t exactly in my top 20 list of favorites, it isn’t on my list of top 20 despises. There were things that just weren’t for me (the repetitive nature and character development) and other aspects of the story that I did like (the idea of the Link, predestined angels and being reincarnated as an angel). And so, my impression is a bit wishy washy. I'm on the fence. All in all, I would give this book two out of five stars.