Sunday 11 January 2015

Review: Insanity

Review of Insanity
by Cameron Jace:
 
 
My Thoughts:

 
 
This book was crazy. Literally. At first I found that oddly appealing. The quirkiness and the weird writing style was captivating and intriguing. There was a certain suspenseful element that just made you desperate to see where the story was heading. It was addictive... but the effects soon wore off. The madness to the storytelling began to get increasingly frustrating. New elements to the Wonderland mystery were constantly being introduced and accepted without explanation. Alice got more and more pliable. She followed Pillar around without question. She accepted that the world was mad and Pillar was mad and she was mad and it was left to that - everything was mad, it didn't need explanation.

Now I am just sitting here confused. I struggled to follow the plot and am still left with a hundred questions. The purpose of the plot eludes me. The mystery was unsolved - kind of. I still don't understand why any of what happened actually happened or even if it really did. Was it just a hookah-infused hallucinations or the ramblings of mental patient and deranged serial killer? I really don't understand any of the Wonderland stuff at all. Worst of all, there was a cliff hanger meaning there is now a sequel that I have to read.

Note: a copy was provided courtesy of
Cameron Jace through Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. No compensation was given or taken during this process.
 
Details:
 
First Line: The girl sprawled on the ground was dead... and loving it. Why else would she be grinning like the Cheshire Cat?
 
Publication: December 19th ,2013
Source: Xpresso Book Tours
 
 3 star

If you enjoyed this, you might enjoy:

 

Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace
No Place Like Oz by Danielle Paige
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

4 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel, my co-blogger and I, over at Novel Ink tagged you in the post Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award :)

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    1. Thanks Erica! I am honoured that you guys thought of me. My posts is up now if you want to check it out. :) x

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  2. Well, you already know my thoughts on this because I commented on your goodreads review. I still haven't started it like I should've >> but I am prepared for what may be a bit of a crazy ride when I do begin!

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    1. It definitely is a crazy read so prepare yourself! A lot of other readers enjoy it though so cross your fingers! :)

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