Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Spoiler Alert Mini Review: parched by Georgia Clark

parched by Georgia Clark (release date May 1)
Spoiler Alert reviewer: Delaney

1=No. Just, no. 2=It's OK. 3=I liked it. 4=I really liked it. 5=It was EPIC!

The Book Itself
How well designed was the plot? 3
How vivid was the setting? 4
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 4
How well did the book hold your interest? 3
How well did the author's language add to the book? 3
How well did the writing match the books intended audience? 2

Worldwide
Rank this book's mass appeal. 2
How readable was this book? 4
How pleasurable will reading this book be to most teens? 2

Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 3
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 2
How memorable was this book? 4
How did you feel about the ending? 4
If you did not finish, how did you feel about the beginning?
How creative was this book? 3

Marketing
Rank the cover (only if the final cover version has been released). 2
How well does the cover match the story? 4
Rank the jacket blurb. 3
Rank the title. 2
How well does the title match the story? 4
Stopping point in the book? Finished

Tell us what you thought of the book overall:

In one word: Retro

Tell us what you really did not like about this book: Dialogue could drag at points.

Pick 5 words to describe this book: Old-fashioned, slow, refreshing, cultured, descriptive

Monday, April 7, 2014

Spoiler Alert Mini Review: Acid by Emma Pass

Acid by Emma Pass (release date April 8, 2014)
Spoiler Alert reviewer: Delaney

1=No. Just, no. 2=It's OK. 3=I liked it. 4=I really liked it. 5=It was EPIC!

The Book Itself
How well designed was the plot? 2
How vivid was the setting? 4
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 2
How well did the book hold your interest? 5
How well did the author's language add to the book? 4
How well did the writing match the books intended audience? 3

Worldwide
Rank this book's mass appeal. 2
How readable was this book? 2
How pleasurable will reading this book be to most teens? 3

Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 2
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 2
How memorable was this book? 2
How did you feel about the ending? 3
If you did not finish, how did you feel about the beginning?
How creative was this book? 1

Marketing
Rank the cover (only if the final cover version has been released).
How well does the cover match the story? 4
Rank the jacket blurb. 4
Rank the title. 3
How well does the title match the story? 5
Stopping point in the book? Finished

Tell us what you thought of the book overall:

In one word: Mediocre

Tell us what you really did not like about this book: Cliched, had potential, plot rushed, characters not developed

Pick 5 words to describe this book: Cliched, dystopian, rushed, unoriginal, meandering