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In Between Seasons The time between who you were and who you are destined to be Cassandra Giovanni Books

This was definitely not my type of book. I did not like anything about it and found it to be very bland and boring.

In Between Seasons is about a post apocalyptic world where different tribes are at war. Whenever you're born into a tribe, this defines who you are and what you believe in. Kate Ericson gets kidnapped from her tribe and discovers what the world around her truly is, and how dishonest her family really is. Her family even sends people to kill her, and she spends the majority of her time hiding out at her kidnapper's tribe.

The characters were so boring. Kate was so flat and dull. She had no personality, and she wasn't strong, or interesting, or funny. She didn't even seem like a real person. The other main character and love interest, Hunter was just as boring and unbelievable. I swear, he and Kate had no friends whatsoever. The other men in Hunter's tribe are all rude and douchey, and the women are all stupid and bitchy.

Mara was the only exception for the women, but she was still boring and unlikable.

Right off the bat, I had a major problem with this book.

So, imagine you've only ever lived in one isolated place. A masked strangers comes and tears you away from your entire family.

Do you:
a) Be totally fine with it and go along happily, asking him bazillion random pointless questions? (Well, it's not like he could kill you or rape you or anything! I mean, people kidnap other people for harmless fun!)

or...

b) Scream and cry and do everything to escape.

If you picked a), then GTFO. I never want to speak to you. If you picked b), then congrats! You are a normal, functioning human being!

I mean, really. How freaking naive can Kate be? It was so frustrating, that this character was so weak and helpless. She believed that everything would be okay.

There was hardly any plot in this book either. Most of the time, Kate just hangs with the bitchy women watching TV, moping over Hunter, or making out with Hunter. It got so boring.

Maybe I would've liked this more if the characters were likable, but there was SO MUCH DIALOGUE.

Hearing each damned character speak for 90% of the book made me want to tear my hair out.

There was so much banter between Kate and Hunter, which could've actually been pretty entertaining, if not for my flaming hatred for both characters. The banter begins right after he kidnaps her in the second chapter, and then just goes throughout the book.

Even after Kate learns to fight, she's still weak and useless.

Another thing that bothered me was that Kate can just hit the target with a pistol straight on on her first shot, with hardly any instruction whatsoever.

Kate, you suck so much at life, and I'm pretty sure that there's a little more to shooting a gun than just pointing and shooting like a pro.

The romance came on way too fast. As soon as Kate gets to the tribe, she pretty much strips in front of Hunter.

WTF? Where did that come from? There was a bit of romance drama, but it was usually just Kate mentally breaking down and moping. Hunter did nothing to help by becoming all pissed off and grumpy.

There was hardly any world building. This is a common problem in dystopian and post apocalyptic novels. With such complicated, ruined and war torn worlds, sometimes authors just skim over it because they haven't put enough thought into the small details.

So the world has been at war. We only hear about the area where Kate lives, and nowhere else. What happpened? The tribes are all fighting each other. Why? For what?

I've seen this in so many books lately. People don't fight each other and waste resources, time and manpower just for nothing.

Also, the end was a complete mess. The action started very late, and didn't turn out to be exciting or interesting at all. Even during the very climax, I was bored out of my mind.

This book really wasn't for me at all. I didn't like anything about it, but I didn't really flat out hate it, either (I'm pretty close to it, though).

It was mesy and unstructed, and there were many typos and grammatical errors as well. The book didn't feel smooth, it felt bumpy and weird. This book needed a lot more ideas, revision, and editing.

1/5 stars.

A free copy was provided by the author for an honest review.


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In Between Seasons The time between who you were and who you are destined to be Cassandra Giovanni Books Reviews

First let me begin by saying that the book cover for Ms. Giovanni's book is one of the better ones for me. I like that she didn't try to slap a model on the cover. Instead she opted for ugly, beautiful.
This cover goes well with her book seeing how, In Between Seasons is a YA dystopian. Good Job!

So let's discuss the book itself.
The book was shaky at first for me. I chalk this up to the fact that Ms. Giovanni dropped her readers right into the middle of the action, with her MC, Kate, getting kidnapped within the first pages of the book. Normally, I'm all for straight on action but in the case of In Between Seasons, I think some explanation about the world itself would have really helped set a firmer foundation and introduce the readers to the world Kate lives in
Also, Kate's family should have made more of an appearance. They were mentioned all throughout the book but I didn't feel like I KNEW them. Considering the role Kate's family played later in the book, I think a much better acquaintance was needed.
Along with an introduction of the family and world, I think the whole tribe setup should have been discussed/explained more better. I had an inkling what Ms.Giovanni was trying to get at with the warring tribes but in the end, I was never really sure about the whole setup.
To put it shortly, it was all very vague. As for the plot itself, I believe Ms. Giovanni had a well hashed out book. She kept up with her story line and didn't add any unlikely events that would make me skeptical, which is always a plus. Also, big props to Ms. Giovanni for her ability to keep me from foreseeing the ending. (Ms. Giovanni, you sly writer you! I never suspected)

As for the writing style of Ms. Giovanni, well it is blatantly unique almost to the point of off putting for myself. Yet, somehow it worked for In Between Seasons. I didn't find any issues with the descriptive phrases or word building. I did find that there was more conversation within the pages of this book rather than descriptive narrating. Still, I don't see how that's a bad thing.
Like I said before, it was shaky at first but as the book progressed it seemed as if Ms. Giovanni found a comfortable pacing and the book did even out as I progressed, so no real complaints there either.

The characters for In Between Seasons.
I really liked that the two main characters were so open in their relationship with one another and yet at the same time tiptoed around each other over it. It was breath taking to see an author really put out some hesitancy about love between two who obviously were attracted to each other. So major props to Ms. Giovanni there. Also, let me just say the depth she gave these two characters in regards to their hidden emotions from family and friends, WOW. So often, we hide our inner self from others for different reasons. Ms. Giovanni mirrored that in her two characters and I can't gush enough about how that resonated with me.
Overall, I think Ms. Giovanni needed to add a little information about the world her characters live in, their families, and the tribe governing. Just this information alone would have really pushed this book into a higher level for me. Still, her character depth made In Between Seasons a good read and her writing style was a breath of fresh air in the midst of a stagnant world of writing styles.
This was definitely not my type of book. I did not like anything about it and found it to be very bland and boring.

In Between Seasons is about a post apocalyptic world where different tribes are at war. Whenever you're born into a tribe, this defines who you are and what you believe in. Kate Ericson gets kidnapped from her tribe and discovers what the world around her truly is, and how dishonest her family really is. Her family even sends people to kill her, and she spends the majority of her time hiding out at her kidnapper's tribe.

The characters were so boring. Kate was so flat and dull. She had no personality, and she wasn't strong, or interesting, or funny. She didn't even seem like a real person. The other main character and love interest, Hunter was just as boring and unbelievable. I swear, he and Kate had no friends whatsoever. The other men in Hunter's tribe are all rude and douchey, and the women are all stupid and bitchy.

Mara was the only exception for the women, but she was still boring and unlikable.

Right off the bat, I had a major problem with this book.

So, imagine you've only ever lived in one isolated place. A masked strangers comes and tears you away from your entire family.

Do you
a) Be totally fine with it and go along happily, asking him bazillion random pointless questions? (Well, it's not like he could kill you or rape you or anything! I mean, people kidnap other people for harmless fun!)

or...

b) Scream and cry and do everything to escape.

If you picked a), then GTFO. I never want to speak to you. If you picked b), then congrats! You are a normal, functioning human being!

I mean, really. How freaking naive can Kate be? It was so frustrating, that this character was so weak and helpless. She believed that everything would be okay.

There was hardly any plot in this book either. Most of the time, Kate just hangs with the bitchy women watching TV, moping over Hunter, or making out with Hunter. It got so boring.

Maybe I would've liked this more if the characters were likable, but there was SO MUCH DIALOGUE.

Hearing each damned character speak for 90% of the book made me want to tear my hair out.

There was so much banter between Kate and Hunter, which could've actually been pretty entertaining, if not for my flaming hatred for both characters. The banter begins right after he kidnaps her in the second chapter, and then just goes throughout the book.

Even after Kate learns to fight, she's still weak and useless.

Another thing that bothered me was that Kate can just hit the target with a pistol straight on on her first shot, with hardly any instruction whatsoever.

Kate, you suck so much at life, and I'm pretty sure that there's a little more to shooting a gun than just pointing and shooting like a pro.

The romance came on way too fast. As soon as Kate gets to the tribe, she pretty much strips in front of Hunter.

WTF? Where did that come from? There was a bit of romance drama, but it was usually just Kate mentally breaking down and moping. Hunter did nothing to help by becoming all pissed off and grumpy.

There was hardly any world building. This is a common problem in dystopian and post apocalyptic novels. With such complicated, ruined and war torn worlds, sometimes authors just skim over it because they haven't put enough thought into the small details.

So the world has been at war. We only hear about the area where Kate lives, and nowhere else. What happpened? The tribes are all fighting each other. Why? For what?

I've seen this in so many books lately. People don't fight each other and waste resources, time and manpower just for nothing.

Also, the end was a complete mess. The action started very late, and didn't turn out to be exciting or interesting at all. Even during the very climax, I was bored out of my mind.

This book really wasn't for me at all. I didn't like anything about it, but I didn't really flat out hate it, either (I'm pretty close to it, though).

It was mesy and unstructed, and there were many typos and grammatical errors as well. The book didn't feel smooth, it felt bumpy and weird. This book needed a lot more ideas, revision, and editing.

1/5 stars.

A free copy was provided by the author for an honest review.