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Yesterday I finished The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. This book was too frustrating to enjoy. Main characters weren't very likable. A few plot holes. Villains that act unrealistically and can't seem to die. Lots of secrets keep everyone in the dark and the big reveal is silly. There are references to a cult-ish religion. Still, the writing skill was good and the world building interesting. A world where everyone can read men's thoughts. Even the animals have "noise." The book constantly stresses that one must have hope. Hope. And, yet, the main character has nothing good happen to him. Just one bad thing after another. He's hopeless. All very depressing. Rated D+ [2 stars].
Next, I started and abandoned a self-published freebie, The Terran Gambit by Endi Webb. A basic space opera that is very cookie-cutter in characters and plot. I figured there are other authors in my TBR list who have done it better and are a more sound investment of my reading time.
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