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A review by themoonwholistens
All the Wrong Chords by Christine Hurley Deriso
2.0
// I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review //
"I'm thinking perfect is overrated"
This started out pretty great okay. The ending touched my heart too.
But I had such a huge problem with the inconsistency of the plot, the characters and the theme of the story. I mean, Liam's death was suppose to be the focus of this book but it was gone completely by the middle of the book but revived again by the end. It turned more into a love story when I think the love story should just be a part of it and not the focus of everything all together. It made the book more generic and it really lost its potential rather than if the author just focused on how Scarlett gets over her brother and meets this one guy on the way or something. This book turned to be more on Scarlett getting over a guy she got romantically involved in.
in a detailed conclusion. . .
What I liked:
- Z A C H
- initial idea of the book (Liam's death and Scarlett trying to get over it)
- Vadu, Vandaan, Vundan, . . . what?? well, that guy. he's cool.
- writing style
- other band members, except Declan
- Scarlett talking about Liam in the first and last chapters
What I did not like:
- that "out-of-nowhere-plot-twist" near the end (that was just so random, there was barely any explanation and it was never stated and explained how it fit into the plot)
- inconsistent theme
- Scarlett being a badass woman who doesn't need anybody one minute then having a complete 180 character change wherever Declan is involved
- (which reminds me) D E C L A N
Speaking of Scarlett, I was so annoyed of her character. I think this was a weak point of the book as well, the characters. I did not get hooked with them as I usually do and I think character connection to the readers is really what keeps the readers of a certain book hooked to the story.
this book also had some technical mistakes that might need fixing. the cover could be better. . . ? maybe changing the color scheme and some minor things could make it so much better.
BUT PLEASE DO KNOW THAT I ENJOYED THIS!! It does not mean I rated it 2 stars it means I don't like it. There were parts that I liked a whole lot but the negative comments outweigh the positive ones. It just needs a lot of improvement.
"I'm thinking perfect is overrated"
This started out pretty great okay. The ending touched my heart too.
But I had such a huge problem with the inconsistency of the plot, the characters and the theme of the story. I mean, Liam's death was suppose to be the focus of this book but it was gone completely by the middle of the book but revived again by the end. It turned more into a love story when I think the love story should just be a part of it and not the focus of everything all together. It made the book more generic and it really lost its potential rather than if the author just focused on how Scarlett gets over her brother and meets this one guy on the way or something. This book turned to be more on Scarlett getting over a guy she got romantically involved in.
Spoiler
(she literally said she was going to get over him 4 times and she did the exact opposite of it and went out on a date with him and even made out with him and everything)in a detailed conclusion. . .
Spoiler
What I liked:
- Z A C H
- initial idea of the book (Liam's death and Scarlett trying to get over it)
- Vadu, Vandaan, Vundan, . . . what?? well, that guy. he's cool.
- writing style
- other band members, except Declan
- Scarlett talking about Liam in the first and last chapters
What I did not like:
- that "out-of-nowhere-plot-twist" near the end (that was just so random, there was barely any explanation and it was never stated and explained how it fit into the plot)
- inconsistent theme
- Scarlett being a badass woman who doesn't need anybody one minute then having a complete 180 character change wherever Declan is involved
- (which reminds me) D E C L A N
Speaking of Scarlett, I was so annoyed of her character. I think this was a weak point of the book as well, the characters. I did not get hooked with them as I usually do and I think character connection to the readers is really what keeps the readers of a certain book hooked to the story.
this book also had some technical mistakes that might need fixing. the cover could be better. . . ? maybe changing the color scheme and some minor things could make it so much better.
BUT PLEASE DO KNOW THAT I ENJOYED THIS!! It does not mean I rated it 2 stars it means I don't like it. There were parts that I liked a whole lot but the negative comments outweigh the positive ones. It just needs a lot of improvement.