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Teardrop (Teardrop, #1)
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I'm thoroughly disappointed..
I'm surprised I didn't give this an one-star rating but thought "let's save it for the next book" because I'm sure the next one will be even worse. After 2 hours of writing the review the idea of changing the rating got a hold on me. So, here I am giving it 1 star. Oops.
While in this book the plot is really intriguing, or it could be, if it had the right author, it gets very annoying and boring several times. I'm not a huge fan of Lauren Kate's writing. Her writing in 'Fallen' varied from 'mediocre' to 'good' but in this one it's like while writing this she forgot to use her skills.
The characters were annoying, all of them, most of all Eureka.. What kind of name is this? Eureka is the typical headstrong, independent girl who just can't help getting on your nerves. She is a complete fetus. She acts like the entire universe is in an orbit around her. She also cannot cry, not now, not ever. Well, that could have been interesting but I figured out why by the first 50 pages so it ruined the entire book because I had nothing to anticipate for.
Mrs. Kate also tried to play her love-triangle card again but failed altogether. And something tells me that she's not done with the love-triangle thingy and in the second book there'll be more of it.
Now, for the male leads. They both are the epitome of beauty.. That's a first. LOL. If I were to say who I liked best, I'd answer Ander because he's kind of mysterious and more down-to-earth but then again we didn't see the real Brooks at all so I can't tell for sure.
Can we take a minute to applause for the fact that Mrs. Kate tried to pull many similar cards she had pulled in the 'Fallen' series?
(view spoiler)
Thanks for reading my review! Will I be reading the second book? Probably yes because I'm a masochist. Do I recommend this to you? Hell to the no.
I'm surprised I didn't give this an one-star rating but thought "let's save it for the next book" because I'm sure the next one will be even worse. After 2 hours of writing the review the idea of changing the rating got a hold on me. So, here I am giving it 1 star. Oops.
While in this book the plot is really intriguing, or it could be, if it had the right author, it gets very annoying and boring several times. I'm not a huge fan of Lauren Kate's writing. Her writing in 'Fallen' varied from 'mediocre' to 'good' but in this one it's like while writing this she forgot to use her skills.
The characters were annoying, all of them, most of all Eureka.. What kind of name is this? Eureka is the typical headstrong, independent girl who just can't help getting on your nerves. She is a complete fetus. She acts like the entire universe is in an orbit around her. She also cannot cry, not now, not ever. Well, that could have been interesting but I figured out why by the first 50 pages so it ruined the entire book because I had nothing to anticipate for.
Mrs. Kate also tried to play her love-triangle card again but failed altogether. And something tells me that she's not done with the love-triangle thingy and in the second book there'll be more of it.
Now, for the male leads. They both are the epitome of beauty.. That's a first. LOL. If I were to say who I liked best, I'd answer Ander because he's kind of mysterious and more down-to-earth but then again we didn't see the real Brooks at all so I can't tell for sure.
Can we take a minute to applause for the fact that Mrs. Kate tried to pull many similar cards she had pulled in the 'Fallen' series?
(view spoiler)
Thanks for reading my review! Will I be reading the second book? Probably yes because I'm a masochist. Do I recommend this to you? Hell to the no.
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December 20, 2013
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December 20, 2013
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January 29, 2015
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January 30, 2015
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January 31, 2015
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fantasy
January 31, 2015
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young-adult
January 31, 2015
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romance
January 31, 2015
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paranormal
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Jan 31, 2015 04:11AM
OH MY AHAHA I gave up reading anything Lauren Kate writes after reading the second book torment. THAT BOOK GODD 1) annoying protagonist √ 2) stupid plot √ 3) darn idiot love interests √ Anyway thanks for clarifying the choice I made for not reading teardrop is correct :D
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Sophia wrote: "OH MY AHAHA I gave up reading anything Lauren Kate writes after reading the second book torment. THAT BOOK GODD 1) annoying protagonist √ 2) stupid plot √ 3) darn idiot love interests √ Anyway than..."I actually love the 'Fallen' books, but I'll agree that she writes poor plots.. Teardrop though exceeds stupidity.
I feel for you, I absolutely hated this book.
Sarah wrote: "I feel for you, I absolutely hated this book."It was awful. And now that I think about it I may actually change my rating to 1 star..
You wouldn't be the first ;) Ugh, this is one of the worst books I have ever read. I don't know why I bought it. I should have known better!
Sarah wrote: "You wouldn't be the first ;) Ugh, this is one of the worst books I have ever read. I don't know why I bought it. I should have known better!"You bought it? Oops, I feel bad for you.. I saw you don't like the 'Fallen' series either. I liked 'Fallen', actually the last book is amazing, to my opinion but , still, I don't think that Lauren Kate is a good author.. But in this one she screwed up everything, the plot, the writing.. the characters. lol.
I didn't really like the first one, but I haven't brought myself to read the other books yet. I might have to read them one day though, just to see if they're any better ☺
Sarah wrote: "I didn't really like the first one, but I haven't brought myself to read the other books yet. I might have to read them one day though, just to see if they're any better ☺"Give them a chance. I don't promise you anything though. I'm not one hundred percent sure you'll like them. xD
It would be good to see how the story finishes at least ☺
Sarah wrote: "It would be good to see how the story finishes at least ☺"It has some plot twists and the storyline is far more rich than 'Teardrop'. ;)
after reading ur review,i feel like i just wasted my money buying this eye catching book..just because of the cover a buy it..aughh..
