Review: A Thousand Pieces Of You by Claudia Gray (SPOILERS)
Posted: 19 Apr 2015, 07:46
Like a lot of people, I got attracted to the story because of the beautiful artwork of a cover.
I found the storyline and plot nearly flawless, the travel to each dimension making the story even more intriguing.
However, the things that almost ruined the book for me are:
1) The main character. She's so unlikable and fake it makes me flinch. Why she has 2 guys fawning over her, beats me. She flirts with Theo at the beginning and acts as though as she's falling for him, but throughout the story she acts like he's having some silly crush over her and she's not interested at all. And the Paul thing. She made it very damn clear that she is completely in love with him but at the end of the book she's remembering Lieutenant Markov and questioning if she loves her Paul for no apparent reason?
2) The fact that Theo and Marguerite never had the chance. You give us hope and magical lovey dovey looks and collarbone kisses and daydreaming and blushing, then you act like nothing happened. Spy-Theo lost real Theo's chance with Marguerite? How is this any fair? It pissed me off so much that Marguerite could think so much good things about Paul after he told (not proved, merely said) that he was innocent, yet when Theo had another version of himself carrying his body around spying on their family, real Theo takes the side effects. They have something and it's so obvious, why cut off hope? I hate love triangles because they're so overdone, and I don't mind the fact that Paul is the one she loves, but I do mind that you hint so much at the relationship Theo and Marguerite have and you make her say she feels "electric" things about him, and that when their eyes locked she saw that they had affectionate feelings for each other, and in the end you're just like,"no, she doesn't like him."
3) The ending. It felt like it could be the suitable ending for a chapter, not a whole book! I mean, come on. Marguerite finds Paul in room. He asks her for a chance. She says yes. That sounds like a grand book ending to you? The first book of a trilogy should be striking, bold. I expected way better an ending than this. Had the book ended in a striking way, hell, an annoying cliffhanger, I would've finished the book and started screaming of delight because it's so good. But I felt nothing. I was like "Oh. It's over. Okay then. Cool."
Other than that, the book was perfect. Very innovative and smart, and it's very well planned. I'm so glad I've read it.
I found the storyline and plot nearly flawless, the travel to each dimension making the story even more intriguing.
However, the things that almost ruined the book for me are:
1) The main character. She's so unlikable and fake it makes me flinch. Why she has 2 guys fawning over her, beats me. She flirts with Theo at the beginning and acts as though as she's falling for him, but throughout the story she acts like he's having some silly crush over her and she's not interested at all. And the Paul thing. She made it very damn clear that she is completely in love with him but at the end of the book she's remembering Lieutenant Markov and questioning if she loves her Paul for no apparent reason?
2) The fact that Theo and Marguerite never had the chance. You give us hope and magical lovey dovey looks and collarbone kisses and daydreaming and blushing, then you act like nothing happened. Spy-Theo lost real Theo's chance with Marguerite? How is this any fair? It pissed me off so much that Marguerite could think so much good things about Paul after he told (not proved, merely said) that he was innocent, yet when Theo had another version of himself carrying his body around spying on their family, real Theo takes the side effects. They have something and it's so obvious, why cut off hope? I hate love triangles because they're so overdone, and I don't mind the fact that Paul is the one she loves, but I do mind that you hint so much at the relationship Theo and Marguerite have and you make her say she feels "electric" things about him, and that when their eyes locked she saw that they had affectionate feelings for each other, and in the end you're just like,"no, she doesn't like him."
3) The ending. It felt like it could be the suitable ending for a chapter, not a whole book! I mean, come on. Marguerite finds Paul in room. He asks her for a chance. She says yes. That sounds like a grand book ending to you? The first book of a trilogy should be striking, bold. I expected way better an ending than this. Had the book ended in a striking way, hell, an annoying cliffhanger, I would've finished the book and started screaming of delight because it's so good. But I felt nothing. I was like "Oh. It's over. Okay then. Cool."
Other than that, the book was perfect. Very innovative and smart, and it's very well planned. I'm so glad I've read it.