Hi Everyone!
Today I am reviewing ...
Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender
Publication Date: September 24th, 2013
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Source- Netgalley
Rating: 3/5 WHY STARS
I could not help but incorporate some enthusiasm for Alender's previous trilogy, Bad Girls Don't Die.
I remember the joy and thrills I felt while reading Katie
Alender’s other series, Bad Girls Don’t
Die. I lost my time reading Lexi’s mind and emotions when it was over. Those
times were full of splendid scares. I remember the times were I disliked but
understood some of Lexi decisions, were I loved Carter, and admired Megan. I
will always remember Lexi, Carter and Megan as they were extraordinary, finely
flawed characters.
Sadly, Marie-Antoinette,
Serial Killer does not continue with an amazing and terrifying stories with
must cheer for characters. Colette is a popular girl in a group of a controlling
girl with no redeeming qualities and another submissive, yet very sweet, girl. While
Megan, from Alender’s previous series, challenges the popular teen stereotype,
Collette and her friends match it as tightly as a magnet sticks to a piece of
metal.
Collette and the cast of characters were not a complete mess.
I just wish I could find one character to love and want to live with while
vicariously reading this story. If only the characters were more authentic. Instead
I found a story with an interesting plot, engaging enough writing and a beautiful
setting, but without a deep connection with the characters.
The plot was terrifying when it was placed during the occurring
murders. The secrets of why the murders occur were well planned. I was reading in
terror through the startling details brought with each death and moments of
suspense. Sadly, surprises were absent in this mystery. I imagine there was not
suppose to be much of a mystery to the reader, and instead the confusion was
for as the characters.
In the end, “Why, why, why?” is chirping in my head as I am disappointed
with how simple this book turned out to be. I still recommend Alender because
her first trilogy was unforgettable, but I say this story is a miss.
Thanks for reading!
