The Cruelty

This would be a good, solid book with a nice plot and character development, if it weren't about a teenaged girl. There are no real plot spoilers below, though I do point at some specifics in this review. It smacks of "first novel", overwritten in some parts (slow in the beginning around things and p......more

After reading a whole slew of reviews about this book, I've learned two things. One: bandwaggoners. Two: Just because someone knocks a genre doesn't mean they don't still enjoy the genre. Seriously though. The guy's allowed to say that YA is cookie cutter and always neatly walled up, because it is. He......more

Pe scurt: "Taken" inversat. Adica nu tata pleaca dupa fata ci fata pleaca dupa tata. Pe lung mi s-a parut un roman de actiune destul de reusit, scris in ritm alert, cu scene de lupta corp la corp, cu arme, cu tot felul de traficanti si mafioti si cu o eroina bine conturata, amuzanta si simpatica. Ia......more

2.5 stars There are two types of 3 star ratings for me. One is "this was nearly brilliant, but had a few elements that dragged it down". The other is "this is ho-hum, might work for someone else, didn't really appeal to me." The Cruelty is definitely the second type. It's…fine. There's no real mystery......more

Have you seen the movie Taken with Liam Neeson? Because if you have, and you love it, then by all means, read this book. But if you have, and you hated it, then there’s no point in reading this book. The book is quite similar to the movie, only the roles are reversed with an angry daughter flying to......more