by Heather DixonPublisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication date: May 2015
Pages: 368
Source: e-book ARC from Edelweiss
For: Review
Jonathan is perfectly ordinary. But then—as every good adventure begins—the king swoops into port, and Jonathan and his father are enlisted to find the cure to a deadly plague. Jonathan discovers that he's a prodigy at working with a new chemical called fantillium, which creates shared hallucinations—or illusions. And just like that, Jonathan is knocked off his path.Things I Liked:
This had a really unique idea and concept and I thought the world building was really awesome. I loved how mind-bending it got near the end. The characters weren't amazing, but I think they took a back seat to the story and it's unique intriguing ideas. It was a complex story and I felt like I never quite grasped it all.
Things I Didn't Like:
As I said, characters were a bit flat and it felt like she took on something really big and didn't quite know what to do with it. It felt really long in places as well.
Read-alikes:
Nothing comes to mind...
BOOK CONTENT RATINGS:
s-factor: none
mrg-factor: none
v-factor: ->
some fighting, no gore really
Overall rating: ***
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Well that's disappointing fur such a lovely covered book.
ReplyDeleteI do like this cover! Quite nice.
DeleteThis wasn't my favorite book either. I agree about the characters. I felt like it focused too much on world building and didn't give me time to connect with the characters. I felt disconnected from the story because of it.
ReplyDeleteYes! That's just what I was thinking and feeling. Glad I'm not alone!
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