Carve the Mark (edition 2017)

by Veronica Roth (Author)

Series: Carve the Mark (1)

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Title

Carve the Mark

Author

Veronica Roth (Author)

Tags

cultural, fantasy, futuristic, paranormal, religious, romance-futuristic, science-fiction, space

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The world building here was lacking. I don't mean this in time spent on creating it, but in an efficient narrative way. I didn't seem to get the right context at the right time. I always felt I needed something more. The plot was interesting enough to keep me reading and I liked both Akos and Cyra, but the Current and the currentgifts just seemed to be plopped on the characters. I didn't feel any real reason for them to exist.

Also I wanted more good side characters. The group that eventually forms, more than halfway through the book, doesn't gel for me. Though they seem to have a common enemy they are still too disparate and reluctant when it comes to working together. Not sure if I will seek other volumes. The ending seemed to just throw out questions and startling info to get a set up for another book.

Publication date

2017

Publication

Katherine Tegen Books (2017), Edition: Reprint, 472 pages

Number of copies

Pages

468

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LC Classification

PZ7.R7375 C

Primary language

English