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A review by bethbolton
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
2.0
I won an ARC copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you Goodreads!
First of all let it be known that Veronica Roth is a person I truly look up to and admire. I do like her writing style, and I adore her. I love the way she gives descriptions — it makes it feel as if I am actually in the scenes. But this book just failed to grasp me in any way and ended up being a DNF after reading about 50%.
For me, this book was lacking in a hook. I found myself getting confused because it felt like there was a lack of background/history to what actually happened before the government was overturned. I think I just wanted…more.
Let’s be totally fair here, too: I see other reviews relating this to 1984 which I know is hailed as a classic, but I LOATHED that book. If I had known that comparison beforehand, I probably would have skipped this knowing it just wasn’t for me. So please still give Veronica a chance — she is a wonderful writer but this one just didn’t hit my particular reading choices.
First of all let it be known that Veronica Roth is a person I truly look up to and admire. I do like her writing style, and I adore her. I love the way she gives descriptions — it makes it feel as if I am actually in the scenes. But this book just failed to grasp me in any way and ended up being a DNF after reading about 50%.
For me, this book was lacking in a hook. I found myself getting confused because it felt like there was a lack of background/history to what actually happened before the government was overturned. I think I just wanted…more.
Let’s be totally fair here, too: I see other reviews relating this to 1984 which I know is hailed as a classic, but I LOATHED that book. If I had known that comparison beforehand, I probably would have skipped this knowing it just wasn’t for me. So please still give Veronica a chance — she is a wonderful writer but this one just didn’t hit my particular reading choices.