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A review by brisingr
Transcendence by Shay Savage
1.0
More of a 1.5/5 read for me, because although not much, still a little bit better than City of Bones and the others books that received 1 star.
Also, this book being the third I finish in the same day, I am too tired to try and be nice or stuffs.
I try to recall how this book came in my possesion but I can't remember. I have no idea from where I got the book or what made me want to get it. Because definetely I was lacking a lot of knowledges about the subject of this book.
First of all: careful, mature content. I didn't know that and it only helped to shock me. I guess it was kind of expected at some point, but I just... I'm sorry, but the storyline... No. I understand, it sounds intriguing and it sounded so interesting to read from the caveman's perspective, but in the end it was just a big NO-NO for me. Because, you have only one perspective, which is limited by a man who cannot comprehend what is said to him (so neither do you, the reader, do) and by his rather limited knowledges. Quite sad, but all these things also make Beh seem just... weird and idiotic. For me, she was just way too willing to accept a life lived in an unknown place and unknown era. Oh, and I will never believe, no matter how romantic this was supposed to sound, that a 21st century woman/girl/human would fall in love with another person who doesn't even have the capacity of holding a conversation. The range of actions is limited, it takes longer time to get your ideas through and love can't be possible without knowing the person and this book just jumped over all the stages of how a relationship should develop. I mean, I was so confused... suddenly they're fighting and Beh's crying and the next moment, Ehd the caveman is putting a baby in her. Yay.
I get the writer's license and everything, but I do feel like this book was just... too much for my liking. I enjoy romances, but I do prefer both of the persons in the relationship understanding the depth of it and seeing more in it besides the survival of the species. Yes, the characters do get the development in their relationship in the end, but... No, sorry, still cannot see it happening.
There were also a lot of plot holes, which I was expecting from the author's note and goodreads' summary, but in the end still bothered me. Also, in the beggining, I guess the book was trying to be hilarious... Not so succeeding in doing so.
In the end I preffer to ignore the existence of the book, I am still slightly disturbed by some (a lot of) things that happened, and so... meh.
Also, this book being the third I finish in the same day, I am too tired to try and be nice or stuffs.
I try to recall how this book came in my possesion but I can't remember. I have no idea from where I got the book or what made me want to get it. Because definetely I was lacking a lot of knowledges about the subject of this book.
First of all: careful, mature content. I didn't know that and it only helped to shock me. I guess it was kind of expected at some point, but I just... I'm sorry, but the storyline... No. I understand, it sounds intriguing and it sounded so interesting to read from the caveman's perspective, but in the end it was just a big NO-NO for me. Because, you have only one perspective, which is limited by a man who cannot comprehend what is said to him (so neither do you, the reader, do) and by his rather limited knowledges. Quite sad, but all these things also make Beh seem just... weird and idiotic. For me, she was just way too willing to accept a life lived in an unknown place and unknown era. Oh, and I will never believe, no matter how romantic this was supposed to sound, that a 21st century woman/girl/human would fall in love with another person who doesn't even have the capacity of holding a conversation. The range of actions is limited, it takes longer time to get your ideas through and love can't be possible without knowing the person and this book just jumped over all the stages of how a relationship should develop. I mean, I was so confused... suddenly they're fighting and Beh's crying and the next moment, Ehd the caveman is putting a baby in her. Yay.
I get the writer's license and everything, but I do feel like this book was just... too much for my liking. I enjoy romances, but I do prefer both of the persons in the relationship understanding the depth of it and seeing more in it besides the survival of the species. Yes, the characters do get the development in their relationship in the end, but... No, sorry, still cannot see it happening.
There were also a lot of plot holes, which I was expecting from the author's note and goodreads' summary, but in the end still bothered me. Also, in the beggining, I guess the book was trying to be hilarious... Not so succeeding in doing so.
In the end I preffer to ignore the existence of the book, I am still slightly disturbed by some (a lot of) things that happened, and so... meh.