I’ve read reviews of Unblemished where the reader loved loved loved it. But underneath, it was the age-old battle between good and evil (accompanied by the age-old love triangle), and it worked.Įnough that I read the next book … Unraveling Yes, the author has skewered in every possible YA fantasy trope, every possible pop culture reference. Yes, the writing was occasionally annoying. Yes, the world building was a little confusing at times. I liked the concept of the orphan who discovers everything she knew about life was wrong, that people weren’t who they seemed, and even the world she lived in (modern New York) was one of seven dimensions. I liked her voice-I knew I was reading YA and I haven’t been YA for many years, so I was able to move past some of her annoying teenager-isms. It had issues: too much interior monologue, some weird writing (more than compensated for by some brilliant writing), an annoying habit of having three consecutive one-word sentences. So. Unblemished was definitely my favourite book of the series. The publisher sent me all three books, because this is one series you definitely need to read in order. I requested a review copy of Unbreakable, the final book in the trilogy, on the strength of the fabulous cover and the intriguing book description. I’m not a big fantasy reader, and this trilogy reminded me why.
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