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A review by lawbooks600
Mel the Chosen by Rachele Aragno
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Representation: N/A
Trigger warnings: N/A
Score: Four points out of ten.
What a disappointment. I saw Mel the Chosen in a library shelf so I picked it up after missing it the first time. I then wanted to read it after glancing the blurb, which made me think I would enjoy the book. I was wrong. The low ratings warned me to avoid the novel. When I finished it, it was so underwhelming.
It starts with the first character I see, Mel, wanting to grow up and be free from the restrictions of living as a child. She suddenly stumbles across another world called the Here and Now where she can have only one wish come true, and for her, that is to instantly mature into an adult. I liked the art of Mel the Chosen as it's all in watercolour. However, my most prominent gripes lie in the titular character, Mel. She's unlikable in more ways than one. She can sometimes whine when a guardian acts like an adult (responsibly, of course. I don't want Mel's guardians to neglect her so why did she whinge about them?) She is also naïve when she trusts antagonists too easily, especially the leading one, Malcape. He grants Mel's wish much to her eventual detriment as she soon regrets that and wants to escape the Here and Now. I couldn't connect or relate to the other people either.
To summarise, Mel the Chosen initially looked promising, but after finishing the text, it dissatisfied me. It could've been a huge hit if the author improved some aspects of her fictional composition, particularly the characters. Instead, it was a miss.
Trigger warnings: N/A
Score: Four points out of ten.
What a disappointment. I saw Mel the Chosen in a library shelf so I picked it up after missing it the first time. I then wanted to read it after glancing the blurb, which made me think I would enjoy the book. I was wrong. The low ratings warned me to avoid the novel. When I finished it, it was so underwhelming.
It starts with the first character I see, Mel, wanting to grow up and be free from the restrictions of living as a child. She suddenly stumbles across another world called the Here and Now where she can have only one wish come true, and for her, that is to instantly mature into an adult. I liked the art of Mel the Chosen as it's all in watercolour. However, my most prominent gripes lie in the titular character, Mel. She's unlikable in more ways than one. She can sometimes whine when a guardian acts like an adult (responsibly, of course. I don't want Mel's guardians to neglect her so why did she whinge about them?) She is also naïve when she trusts antagonists too easily, especially the leading one, Malcape. He grants Mel's wish much to her eventual detriment as she soon regrets that and wants to escape the Here and Now. I couldn't connect or relate to the other people either.
To summarise, Mel the Chosen initially looked promising, but after finishing the text, it dissatisfied me. It could've been a huge hit if the author improved some aspects of her fictional composition, particularly the characters. Instead, it was a miss.