Book Reviews

Protectress

jenniferchameni

C O V E R

I noticed the author ended up changing their cover, which I think was a good choice. The first cover may have looked aesthetically pleasing, but I couldn't find any relevance to the story. However, the new cover fell in line with the story more, while still looking well-made. The cover section is a success.

T I T L E

Since this book is a mix of fantasy and teen fiction, at least to me, this title suits it well. It is also easy to remember, yet another plus.

S U M M A R Y

The summary is yet another successful section. It cuts straight to the point after a few sentences, which I like, and gives the reader a little taste of what the story will be like.

G R A M M A R   A N D   E D I T I N G

For most of my reviews I don't usually mention editing, and this review isn't an exception. I'll just talk about the grammar in this section. In the majority of chapters there aren't many errors, but some chapters have a handful of errors. The grammar in this story is overall good with a few moments of mistakes.

P L O T

The plot has a nice flow, and I like the writing style of having characters bond over time. It's easy to follow, but not in a bad way, and shows that the author knows how to have events happen in an order that feels right. Here's another successful section.

C H A R A C T E R S

Its important to have interesting characters in a story, but to me the characters weren't whatsoever. I'm mainly going to be focusing on City and Jake. I didn't actually mind City, her dialogue was decent and for the most part she had admirable traits. But Jake was just boring to me. The majority of the time he either felt douchey or stereotypical. However, City saves the characters because her arch is interesting. Hence, the characters aren't the worst, they're just a bit bland. A few of the character interactions felt off as well, like when it really didn't take long for Jake to believe City was a god in training.

O V E R A L L

Overall, my biggest problem with this story is the characters. I think if the author cleaned them up a bit more to make them feel more likable, the fact that the story idea is interesting and the plot has a nice flow would shine a tad brighter. However, this story was still enjoyable to read, and the author should continue writing it.