DNF Review: The Reject
Title: The Reject
Author: Edyth Bulbring
Rating: 2 Star DNF
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NB Publishers
Date Published: 6 Nov 2018
Goodreads Description:
Juliet Seven is waiting on a seacraft offshore from war-torn Mangeria, hoping that her beloved Nicolas will soon join her. Instead, the boat is pirated by a Reject boy stinking of rot and oil. A storm rises and they are swept away. They reach a new land, but all is not what it seems in this perfect place of refuge. Juliet is desperate to escape. Since the day of her birth, the blind tellers of Mangeria have prophesied that Juliet is ‘The One’. What will she have to do to fulfil her destiny?
General Thoughts
I struggle in general with books written by South African authors. I have no idea why, and I cannot put it into words, but the writing just annoys me. It just feels weird. The writing, in general, isn’t deep enough. I could not connect to any of the characters and reading the first few chapters just made me feel awful.
The Reject is a follow-up book to The Mark, which is relatively popular and is even a prescribed book in some schools. I haven’t read The Mark, and I have a feeling I’m not going to. I simply didn’t enjoy The Reject enough to actually go read the first book.
Juliet annoyed me to no end. Her internal monologue was so…I felt like I was reading the thoughts of a robot. There was no emotion, no feeling, no depth to her. And the rest of the characters are just gross, with no real personalities.
The world building was weird as well. More thought could have been put into the terminology and general feel of the world. Overall, I DNF’d at 50 pages.
Recommendation
The Mark is considered a ground-breaking dystopian novel. I definitely recommend that you give it a read if you enjoy dystopian.
Let’s Chat
Have you read The Mark or The Reject? What did you think?
Awe not good. Here’s hoping your next book is better. Gross Characters sure isn’t good.
Sorry to hear this one wasn’t for you. Hopefully your next read is better.
Gemma @ Gemma’s Book Nook
So you rejected The Reject? Hope your next read is better 🙂
Think I’ll skip this one. Thanks for the warning.
I don’t believe I’ve read anything by South African writers, at least not that I’m aware of. I’ll pay attention from now on. I do appreciate your honest reviews!
The dreaded DNF! So sorry this one was a miss for you. Hope your next read is a 5 star!
I’m not really into dystopian books. I’m sorry this wasn’t good book for you
Great honest review! Hope your next read is much better!
Not all books can be great reads, but im hoping the next one is good.
Happy reading
Sorry to hear that this one was not for you
DNF reviews are always so difficult for me to write. I have to admit, the blurb of this book doesn’t make it sound very appealing. Sorry this one didn’t work out for you. Hope your next book is a 5 star!