As hyped as I was for this book, I finished it with a meh feeling.
The Chosen Ones is Veronica Roth's debut adult fiction, more like new adult fiction. Not gonna lie, I love the idea of new adult fiction because it's an easy pathway from ya fiction to adult fiction because it has characters that aren't quite teenagers but also aren't 40 and going through a divorce, so NA fiction is definitely a genre I'm enjoying.
Okay, so you guys probably want to hear about the actual book now, right?
The Chosen Ones is filled with magic, mystery, and multidimensional universes.
There are five "Chosen Ones" on Earth who showed magical capabilities at young ages. The idea of being chosen stemmed from a prophecy at the end of the world. These kids were expected to fight against the Dark One. They were expected to learn and excel at magic use. They were expected to put their lives in the hands of each other and just hope for the best.
This book actually starts at the 10 year anniversary of the Dark One's demise.
It seems fitting for Matt, the ultimate chosen one, to propose to his longtime girlfriend Sloane. But this isn't what Sloane wants, none of it is. She never wanted to fight this fight, she never wanted to have a connection to this monster, and she definitely doesn't want to spend the rest of her miserable life with Matt.
Them their lives turn upside-down, literally.
Sucked into a new dimension while trying to mourn their friend is not something 3 of the 5 chosen ones had in mind. They land on a dimension that has summoned them to fight a new fight, a new monster, with new rules and new magic. They're told they can't go home until they fight The Resurrectionist to the death. But not knowing who to trust they quickly find themselves breaking rules and making enemies.
Now don't get me wrong, I did really enjoy this book.
But it is not at all what I was expecting it to be.
Part Three really brought it home for me and I'm hoping there will be more stories from these characters!
Looking for other books by Veronica Roth?
No comments:
Post a Comment