Review of Chasing The Red Queen
-
Little_Lotte
- Posts: 67
- Joined: 25 Apr 2019, 00:57
- Currently Reading: Rimas
- Bookshelf Size: 41
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-little-lotte.html
- Latest Review: Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista
Review of Chasing The Red Queen
[Following is a volunteer review of "Chasing The Red Queen" by Karen Glista.]
Donja moves to Sault Ste. Marie after her mother gets remarried. She thinks it is the end of the world. But destiny has other plans. She is suddenly presented with a world she hardly knew existed and new friendships will be born. New romances will appear in front of her. An unimaginable danger will be haunting her. And it depends on her heritage and courage to save everything she loves.
Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista is an adventurous and romantic novel that deals with family heritage and the fantastic creatures that dwell in our same world. The characters are very realistic, with both virtues and weaknesses. It is a simple book to read and the situations the characters are put through are domestic and lifelike. Until the narrative changes, and then we are introduced to other alpha creatures that possess human traits as well but are very different from us.
The book uses several slang words bringing to life that sulky teenage personality. Another positive aspect of the novel is the adult and erotic content. It is presented naturally and veiled, showing passion between the characters and even including some mushy phrases along the way. Although there is a moment, where it is so confidently written, that makes you blush. And it is not even erotically explicit. Like at all. The content is not graphic and the moments are few, so it brings forward the story with this little extra sauciness.
A negative aspect of the book Chasing The Red Queen would be that the author uses some phrases in a person far too much. It is frankly quite tiresome to read characters express themselves with the same catchphrases. This particular action makes them lose depth and end up as plain characters in comparison to the protagonists of the story. Speaking of the main characters, the author abuses certain gestures. For example, Donja is always dropping her head. If I were having a drinking game, I would have been completely inebriated halfway through the story. Other body language signs can be used to portray the same emotion but the author only uses one and that can get irksome fast.
I would give this book a rating of 2 out of 4. It has good bits and pieces but the story was very plain, there was no suspense at all and it was very predictable. Also, some topics are not entirely indecent but they feel wrong, especially those related to her grandmother portrayal and fate. As I said, some really good phrases can be rescued and the Iridescent portrayal is very well explained. Still, the majority of the book borders on cliché.
The recommended audience would be young adults that enjoy fantastical characters, such as immortal beings and similar creatures. They would have to enjoy also romance and erotism. There are some insults as well, so a grown-up audience is preferred. I found this book needs another round of editing since I found at least 7 mistakes.
******
Chasing The Red Queen
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Donja moves to Sault Ste. Marie after her mother gets remarried. She thinks it is the end of the world. But destiny has other plans. She is suddenly presented with a world she hardly knew existed and new friendships will be born. New romances will appear in front of her. An unimaginable danger will be haunting her. And it depends on her heritage and courage to save everything she loves.
Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista is an adventurous and romantic novel that deals with family heritage and the fantastic creatures that dwell in our same world. The characters are very realistic, with both virtues and weaknesses. It is a simple book to read and the situations the characters are put through are domestic and lifelike. Until the narrative changes, and then we are introduced to other alpha creatures that possess human traits as well but are very different from us.
The book uses several slang words bringing to life that sulky teenage personality. Another positive aspect of the novel is the adult and erotic content. It is presented naturally and veiled, showing passion between the characters and even including some mushy phrases along the way. Although there is a moment, where it is so confidently written, that makes you blush. And it is not even erotically explicit. Like at all. The content is not graphic and the moments are few, so it brings forward the story with this little extra sauciness.
A negative aspect of the book Chasing The Red Queen would be that the author uses some phrases in a person far too much. It is frankly quite tiresome to read characters express themselves with the same catchphrases. This particular action makes them lose depth and end up as plain characters in comparison to the protagonists of the story. Speaking of the main characters, the author abuses certain gestures. For example, Donja is always dropping her head. If I were having a drinking game, I would have been completely inebriated halfway through the story. Other body language signs can be used to portray the same emotion but the author only uses one and that can get irksome fast.
I would give this book a rating of 2 out of 4. It has good bits and pieces but the story was very plain, there was no suspense at all and it was very predictable. Also, some topics are not entirely indecent but they feel wrong, especially those related to her grandmother portrayal and fate. As I said, some really good phrases can be rescued and the Iridescent portrayal is very well explained. Still, the majority of the book borders on cliché.
The recommended audience would be young adults that enjoy fantastical characters, such as immortal beings and similar creatures. They would have to enjoy also romance and erotism. There are some insults as well, so a grown-up audience is preferred. I found this book needs another round of editing since I found at least 7 mistakes.
******
Chasing The Red Queen
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Latest Review: Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista
