A review by mattiedancer
Warcross by Marie Lu

adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Writing: 3.75⭐️/5 
The writing, while steady and easy to read, is not my favourite. Many of the passages focus on easy transitions and repetitive sentences and diction that made it very easy to read, but also a bit underwhelming to read. 

Characters: 3.75⭐️/5
The characters were really interesting, but several of them fell flat for me. The only truly developed character felt like our MC, and even that didn’t feel like she was built, but constantly being built to reflect with our story. Overall, the characters were really fun though, if not realistic. 

Plot: 4⭐️/5 
I WANT to give the plot more stars because it was a fascinating read; however, the convenience plot filling felt a bit much for me. We start with an MC who is deeply in debt but whose problems are quickly and swiftly solved by our main love interest. Likewise, nearly anytime she runs into an issue, it only remains an actual problem until it’s no longer relevant to progressing the plot and then it's resolved. Also *kinda spoiler* the plot twist was a bit predictable, even if I didn’t hate it.

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5
I definitely liked it, but I don’t think it was amazing. Good enough though. 

Who Should Read This? 
  • Fans of YA novels
  • Fans of dystopian YA novels
  • Fans of romance and worldbuilding over plot and characters

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5