Tikarella reviewed Not Worth the Point on
Helpful Score: 6
Despite a fairly original storyline and some interesting characters, I would not recommend this book. From the first page I was interested in Izobel, the website, and finding out who was behind it. However, the story was dragged out in many places that didn't further character development or the plot line. About half the book could have been removed without taking anything away from the storyline, which says a lot since it's only 271 pages long. I found myself skimming through the pages searching for movement in the plot and for the few characters I was interested in.
I won't give it away, but the ending was a huge disappointment for me. The reveal of who was behind the website and why made no sense. As I said, I did skim through a lot of the book, but I assure you that's not why the ending was stupid. It felt like the author was trying to surprise you with the unexpected but ended up just pulling something ridiculous out of left field with flimsy reasoning.
I do have to give the author some credit though. Despite all it's flaws, I was still interested enough to keep picking up the book. I may have skimmed past half of it, but through the skimming my attention was held by Izobel's relationships with George and Ivan as well as the overall mystery of the website. A better job editing out the filler and a more appropriate ending would have made a huge difference in this story.
I won't give it away, but the ending was a huge disappointment for me. The reveal of who was behind the website and why made no sense. As I said, I did skim through a lot of the book, but I assure you that's not why the ending was stupid. It felt like the author was trying to surprise you with the unexpected but ended up just pulling something ridiculous out of left field with flimsy reasoning.
I do have to give the author some credit though. Despite all it's flaws, I was still interested enough to keep picking up the book. I may have skimmed past half of it, but through the skimming my attention was held by Izobel's relationships with George and Ivan as well as the overall mystery of the website. A better job editing out the filler and a more appropriate ending would have made a huge difference in this story.
