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While I feel like I have done this topic before, why not do it some more and sound like a broken record?
Continue reading [Top Ten Tuesday] – #140 – Books Enjoyed More/Less Than Expected
Retrospective is a monthly post to rewind all of the happenings here at thoughts and afterthoughts.
Continue reading [Retrospective] – A Rewind Of: January 2017
Book Title: Carve the Mark Author: Veronica Roth Number of pages: 468
Synopsis:
In a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are favored by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to shape the future. While most benefit from their currentgifts, Akos and Cyra do not—their gifts make them vulnerable to others’ control. Can they reclaim their gifts, their fates, and their lives, and reset the balance of power in this world?
(re: Goodreads @ Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth)
– Two narrators alternating between first (Cyra) and third (Akos) POV
– World building is fragmented; lacks cohesiveness and not enough substance to support the vast world(s) this book is set in
– Conveniently written characters and plot devices
– Google articles per racism and ableism for Carve the Mark; also the triggering meaning behind the book title is related to self-harm
– Currentgifts (abilities) are unoriginal if you’re familiar with X-Men etc.
– Villains, what villains?
Here is my attempt at a conscientious review fully aware of the criticism this book has garnered.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of Carve the Mark from Chapters Indigo.
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thoughts and afterthoughts. 