The Gifts That Bind Us

Ich habe All Our Hidden Gifts total gerne gelesen und auch The Gifts That Bind Us hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Die Autorin ist mir zum ersten Mal durch Promising Young Women aufgefallen - einfach eine starke, frische und unerschrockene Stimme. Besonders mag ich die Diversität in dieser Reihe. Ich werde die Autorin auf jeden Fall im Auge behalten.

This is one of the books I couldn't wait to pick up. I loved the first book and picked this one up on release day, forgetting all my other reads. I've been so excited for this but I felt immensely let down when I finished 'The gifts that bind us'. It wasn't what I expected at all and I couldn't help myself but miss all the great things that made the first book so extraordinary and lovable. In fact, the characters were kind of annoying and I couldn't relate to them anymore. I missed the importance of tarot. I hated the fact that suddenly 'everyone' was special and could do magic so that it didn't feel special or magical anymore. Also, there was too much teenage angst for my liking, too much ado about sex so that it felt forced and uncomfortable. I enjoyed the unexpected team-up but hated the shallow reasons behind it. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a terrible read, but it didn't live up to my expectations at all. It was a letdown. I'm not sure if I want to pick up the third book when it's coming.