Unmade: Review

Synopsis:

Who will be the sacrifice?

Kami has lost the boy she loves, is tied to a boy she does not, and faces an enemy more powerful than ever before. With Jared missing for months and presumed dead, Kami must rely on her new magical link with Ash for the strength to face the evil spreading through her town.

Rob Lynburn is now the master of Sorry-in-the-Vale, and he demands a death. Kami will use every tool at her disposal to stop him. Together with Rusty, Angela, and Holly, she uncovers a secret that might be the key to saving the town. But with knowledge comes responsibility—and a painful choice. A choice that will risk not only Kami’s life, but also the lives of those she loves most.

This final book in the Lynburn Legacy is a wild, entertaining ride from beginning to shocking end.

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Unmade is a good enough ending that I think can satisfy those who love the series. I'm not one of them, but I'd give it that credit. It's definitely not as entertaining as I hope it would be, but there are quite some heart-breaking moments and heroic stuff there. The heroic stuff usually ties with the heartbreaking moments which is too spoilery to be revealed here.

One big problem I have with this book is Jared. I know he's kind of broken. I know he's quick to anger. But I'm really tired of his shit. Like, can you stop and think rationally for a second and stop putting your emotions in front of everything else? I can't stand his whining and bitching out anymore. It's really annoying and pointless. I can't understand why Kami is so devoted to him. This is too ridiculous and a really big obstacle to my reading.

Other than the whole thing with Jared, I think everything's okay. There are tons of books where the main girl is the savior of the world and stuff. Kami is a savior, of course. But I love that even when this is the end of the trilogy Kami is still not put in a pedestal higher than everything and everyone else. She has friends to fight with her and she makes choices with her friends. Her companions are just as important as Kami and I'm so glad that I get to see such partnership like this.

I'm not sure I'm glad that I read this series, but it's entertaining enough.

Rating: 6.5/10

Untold: Review

Synopsis:

Free from bonds, but not each other

It’s time to choose sides… On the surface, Sorry-in-the-Vale is a sleepy English town. But Kami Glass knows the truth. Sorry-in-the-Vale is full of magic. In the old days, the Lynburn family ruled with fear, terrifying the people into submission in order to kill for blood and power. Now the Lynburns are back, and Rob Lynburn is gathering sorcerers so that the town can return to the old ways.

But Rob and his followers aren’t the only sorcerers in town. A decision must be made: pay the blood sacrifice, or fight. For Kami, this means more than just choosing between good and evil. With her link to Jared Lynburn severed, she’s now free to love anyone she chooses. But who should that be?’

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I have to warn you this review is going to be... well not exactly brutal, because I'm not planning to damn the book to the depths for it's not that bad. But it will be critical. I can promise you that.

Start with the characters. Kami loses some of her sassy edge and I don't really like the her after the bond is broken. I mean, you don't need to be that lost about severing a bond with someone especially when you are the one who has decided to do it. Angela is about the same case. It's like she has no personalities of her own in this book. At least she's got something special in Unspoken. I never like Holly, but come on, is it necessary to make me hate her? I don't even know how to explain how I loathe her in this book and don't want anything to do with her. I want to kick Jared half of the time. He's being such an ass to Kami and I can never understand why they can't just be civil to each other. Ash... I don't know what to say about him, but I just don't like him always being on the way. And don't you think he just acts too perfectly that makes him unreal? None of the characters impresses me in any way.

For some reason I go through this book faster than I did with Unspoken. But what I have to say is: there's nearly nothing happened in Untold. Well, nearly nothing except the drama between Kami and Jared and Ash. Sorcery becomes the second most important thing when it's supposed to be the MOST important thing in the book. There's nearly no plot development. The supposedly best part is at the end, but not only it doesn't last long enough, it doesn't make a cliffhanger strong enough to hook me up. Nah, I just can't enjoy any of this. 

I don't wanna say too much about this book because I'm kinda afraid that my review will give you false impressions and you will be reluctant to read this book. But yeah, that's what I have to say about Untold. I will still read Unbroken, though I'm not sure what I'll be expecting anymore.

Rating: 5/10

Unspoken: Review

Synopsis:

Kami Glass loves someone she’s never met . . . a boy she’s talked to in her head ever since she was born. She wasn’t silent about her imaginary friend during her childhood, and is thus a bit of an outsider in her sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale. Still, Kami hasn’t suffered too much from not fitting in. She has a best friend, runs the school newspaper, and is only occasionally caught talking to herself. Her life is in order, just the way she likes it, despite the voice in her head.

But all that changes when the Lynburns return.

The Lynburn family has owned the spectacular and sinister manor that overlooks Sorry-in-the-Vale for centuries. The mysterious twin sisters who abandoned their ancestral home a generation ago are back, along with their teenage sons, Jared and Ash, one of whom is eerily familiar to Kami. Kami is not one to shy away from the unknown—in fact, she’s determined to find answers for all the questions Sorry-in-the-Vale is suddenly posing. Who is responsible for the bloody deeds in the depths of the woods? What is her own mother hiding? And now that her imaginary friend has become a real boy, does she still love him? Does she hate him? Can she trust him?

***

Unspoken is an relaxing read. It's set in a sleepy town called Sorry-in-the-Vale, where nothing seems special to anyone, except this is not the truth. There were sorcerers. And when they return, things start getting weird. It's actually similar to Beautiful Creatures, only this is better, and is told in dual point of view. The characters are a little different and I can feel more attached to them. The length of this book is perfect, because I hate things dragging out. The words are nice and graceful. In these aspects, Unspoken is good.

But there are also flaws. First is the prioritizing. It's not that big of a problem, but I feel like the drama is more of a nuisance in this book rather than some sort of plot development because there is too much of that. Another problem is the... I don't know how to call it. Just that there are no surprises, there's no end-with-a-bang kind of thing, there are no plot twists and I can practically guess everything before the characters do so. The sort-of love-triangle thing... it's not the most horrific thing I've ever seen, but it ticks me off a little. 

Overall this book is good for people who've had a long day and just want to relax. But if you want excitement, if you want things to go ka-boom, this is not the book you're going for.

Rating: 6.5/10