I remember in sixth grade this book was "the stuff". People would always suggest reading it. Even when I recently borrowed it from the school library, I was constantly getting, "That book is SO good." or "OMG I love that book." I can honestly say, I wasn't feeling the book.
The book was nothing like expected. I was just waiting to be blown away by the story hidden between the pages, but the only word I can use to describe the book is:
Standstill
We meet Cassia (The main character) and watch the events of the blurb take place in an excruciatingly slow pace (I'm talking like 40 pages). Then the book ends without actually resolving anything because there is no action, dilemma, or anything to resolve. Except for the point-less love triangle that the whole book is focused on.
During the entire book I never felt for Cassia. I just feel like she's this emotionless blob, even when she's crying. I don't know if this is because she's drowning in cliches, or because I could never get emotionally attached to her. Every time she spoke, it was like a robot was doing voice-over. The same goes for Ky and Xander. They're both sweet boys, but they're just cardboard cutouts: Ky being the mysterious, brooding outcast and Xander being the sweet and lovable childhood friend.
Now here's a positive about the book. The writing stylewas awesome. It was so elegant and detailed. While reading the book I felt that every detail was maliciously thought out.
In conclusion, if a little more action was added to the plot and the characters were spruced up, then I would have really loved this book. But it might work for people who don't have such a need for action sprinkles on their icecream. It just didn't work for me.I had to literally forced myself to read another page or two, and accept some of the ridiculous concepts mentioned.
