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Veronica Roth: Carve the mark


Hi there,

I got this one because I enjoyed her Divergent series and while I liked this book there was a lot I didn't like.

 The premise of the story is good; I like the conflict, the war, the 'gifts' and the travel. There is family conflict, violence and of course, a little bit of romance. 

 Yeah I like a good bit of violence and political corruption but the story seemed like information overload. Usually, your given everything in bits and pieces, but two whole cultures plus the conflict, gifts and family issues. 

 Akos is kidnapped and held hostage for years by the Noavek family, he's taught to fight and then is forced to be Cyra Noavek's personal servant. Sort of. His current gift interrupts other gifts, while Cyra's only gives pain including to herself. Sometimes it's so unbearable that she cannot even stand or think. 
When these two are forced together of course romance is in the air, but perhaps not so much when your evil older brother is torturing the others older brother, destined to be an oracle. 

 As the story continues, we see more of the worlds they live in and the cultures they have. It's very interesting and gripping in that sense but I thought it was just too much info all at once. I found it kind of hard to follow and had to re-read lots of parts to figure out what was going on. 

 I'll leave it up to you to decide what you think.

Annie xx
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