This book was mailed to me by one of my friends to read. She had gone to BookCon and got this as book swag. She knew I have been having a hard time, so she thought she would send it to me. I was super excited to read this book because I love supernatural YA novels, but unfortunately this one left me wanting.
It has a great concept for the book. Spirits that get shaped into art. It's a wonderful concept! However, I felt that it didn't reach its full potential.
The first half of the book seemed to have been written by a different person. I almost couldn't continue the book because I felt that the writing was below what I would expect for a YA novel. I'm sure the grammar would be fine for someone in the 14-15 year old range, but for an adult it seems a bit amateur.
Once I got through the first half of the book things started to connect better. The writing seemed to get better, and the plot seemed to come together. I felt that the plot seemed a bit slow. Nothing seemed to catch my attention until I was 3/4 of the way through the book. The last few chapters were great, but I wished the good parts of the book weren't so condensed into the end. I feel like the author just didn't know how to end the story, so it was abrupt. It was a very simple, easy ending.
I had expected more. Overall, I give it 3 out of 5 stars. Mainly because I know someone like my niece would love this book. It would be ideal for a 13-15 year old girl that likes art.
I loved the cover art of this novel. I should also say that it was an uncorrected proof, so it is possible a lot of what bugged me about this book has been corrected.
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