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A review by beccaannekent
A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book must be getting one hell of a rewrite for Trad Pub, because in its current state, it is terrible.
The writing was boring, there was NO plot. And sometimes, I can absolutely move on from this and accept it if the spice is good. But it isn’t, it’s dull and there is way too much “will they / won’t they”. Which isn’t even enjoyable to read, just immensely infuriating.
There’s like a tiny cliffhanger at the end, clearly this is going to be a planned series but a cliffhanger for what? Characters which are monotonous and uninteresting?
There’s Ruby, the ✨goth girl, but I’m different because I secretly like colourful nail polish ✨, sister, Lena, who has no personality or even a decent description to picture her with and then Rafe, the burly but sensitive MC who is the most indecisive, tedious, man I’ve had the misfortune to read about.
One star for an attempt at spice (the teasing at the beginning was fairly enjoyable)
The second star is because of the probable Twilight reference where she describes having a werewolf has been a fantasy of hers for a long time (and then confirms it later with a #TeamJacob joke). It was so cringe it made me laugh out loud at the awkwardness of it.
The writing was boring, there was NO plot. And sometimes, I can absolutely move on from this and accept it if the spice is good. But it isn’t, it’s dull and there is way too much “will they / won’t they”. Which isn’t even enjoyable to read, just immensely infuriating.
There’s like a tiny cliffhanger at the end, clearly this is going to be a planned series but a cliffhanger for what? Characters which are monotonous and uninteresting?
There’s Ruby, the ✨goth girl, but I’m different because I secretly like colourful nail polish ✨, sister, Lena, who has no personality or even a decent description to picture her with and then Rafe, the burly but sensitive MC who is the most indecisive, tedious, man I’ve had the misfortune to read about.
One star for an attempt at spice (the teasing at the beginning was fairly enjoyable)
The second star is because of the probable Twilight reference where she describes having a werewolf has been a fantasy of hers for a long time (and then confirms it later with a #TeamJacob joke). It was so cringe it made me laugh out loud at the awkwardness of it.