Parasite (Parasitology, #1) in Reading with Style

Jul 11, 2018 Ann rated it liked it

Shelves: rws-summer-18, 2018

First the bad -
I get annoyed with series books that are deliberately obtuse as an excuse for multiple books. The “mystery” of Sal is obvious from the first page. And I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be obvious, but the big reveal happens on the last page. *Everybody* in the book except Nathan and Sal know, and allude to this, and it’s dumb. I mean, fine. Sal knows but does not want to know and that makes sense. But Nate? He has a case of the smart-dumbs and I *hate* that.

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Dec 20, 2014 Arctic rated it liked it

UGH! I am so torn on this book. There were some parts that were REALLY great. They sucked you in, they were interesting in new way. And then there was the rest of the book. I feel like it took a while to pick up and it was just some sappy romance at the beginning. The conversations between the characters were predictable and just blah. The plot was good at times but I felt like the book just dragged on, repeating itself in several places. I will give the ending props though, it was a nice tie in ...more

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Dec 28, 2015 Tanya Patrice rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobooks

It was hard for me to separate my dislike for the weak, naive main character - from what I thought about this book. It was a slow burn, and at first, I wasn't really into it. I was so annoyed with her, and this in turn made me annoyed with the book. But, it did get better as things unfolded - slowly - and the ending was .... not really an ending but more of a ... to be continued. I don't like when books in a series don't stand on their own. ...more

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Jun 02, 2013 Katy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, dystopia

I loved Feed so much, it was hard to imagine I'd like this as much. But she did it again. I am hooked and really annoyed that the next one isn't immediately available. ...more

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