Title: Devoted (Elixir #2)
Author: Hilary Duff
First published: 11th Oct 2011
Recommended for: people who like supernatural teen stories
Date read: 9th Nov 2012
rating: 1.5/5
I was incredibly disappointed in this book. I’m not really sure what else to say about it. The idea was interesting enough but it was just so boring, and nothing happened until the last 20 pages! And of course it was a terrible ending and inconclusive, for the sake of a sequel which I’m not sure I’ll dare to read. I’m not sure how much crap my brain can take. I think I’d rather google the ending.
I got really annoyed at the protagonist in the book! Half the time, Clea, the protagonist, is Bella Swan-ning over the ‘loss’ of her true love, and the only saviour is ex best friend turned best friend again who basically stops her from making too many stupid decisions. Another thing that annoys me about the novel is, it’s supposedly a love story, yet there is no romance scenes between the 2 main characters; Clea and her soulmate Sage. The novel has a kind of Twilight feel to it, the whole I-love-him-and-now-he’s-gone thing. Also there are lots of things not clarified, especially the opening scene. The opening scene is not made clear until your halfway through the book, and it therefore makes what’s happening very hard to follow! Also there were lots of grammatical mistakes!
Well, as you can see I did not enjoy this book which was a real shame as I really enjoyed the first book! Anyway, I’ll let you know if I attempt the third book!
between the covers 