Another one I really wanted to like, but that just didn't seal the deal. Karen McManus meets the Inheritance Game, but missed the mark. The writing was okay, with the occasional good descriptor or analogy. I loved the inclusion of Latin as a plot device, as it was unique and fun. But I just couldn't connect to any of the characters. They all felt surface level, without stakes, and flat. The 'Sisters of the List' weren't fleshed out enough for you to care if they lived or died, the best friend was whiney and shallow, and the mom was kind of crazy in an unbelievable way. The love interest in Josh was the typical jock with no actual qualities, and even the rebel without a cause bad boy in Levi didn't keep my attention. Like a bad take on Nate McCauley (again with the Karen McManus references). Even Kenzie, the main character, was just...there. But what really threw me off was all the attempts to have twists and turns that just make it confusing and overdone. If the author had stuck to one surprising reveal and really built it up, this could have been a great read. Instead, they threw everything in all at once, and none of them really followed through or even made sense by the end. It was all just...chaotic. I won't discount this author for future reads, but this could have been SO much better if they just focused on a thread and did it well.
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