Title: Entangled
Author: Amy Rose Capetta
Publisher: Houghton Miffin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance
Rating: 3/5
Source: Netgalley
Seventeen-year-old Cade has been alone for years. Aliens had invaded her
planet long ago, changing everything. Now she lives apart from the other humans
and aliens, having nothing to do with them for her own safety. The only thing
she holds true to her heart is her cherry red guitar. But her thoughts of life
change when she realizes that she isn’t as alone as she thought. Now hunting
for the truth that was hidden from her for her whole life, Cade has no choice
but to venture to other planets in search of one person: Xan, a boy from her
past, whom she loves.
I enjoyed reading about Cade. She’s interesting, stubborn and determined.
With her eye on the prize she’ll stop at nothing to succeed, which is one of
the reasons I like her so much. But while Cade is a great heroine, at times I
felt that she wasn’t described as much as I really wanted; it was hard to see
clearly into her thoughts, which created a barrier in between the two of us.
This was definitely an interesting book. First of all, the futuristic
theme of the book, extra terrestrial beings living together, was really fun and
engaging to read about. There were a lot of creative details that described how
Cade lived her life, which made it easy to compare her life to mine.
But, while the details were great to read about in some parts, in others
it just made the book drag. Going to extremes was the biggest problem in the
book; ‘Entangled’ is chock-filled with
intricate ideas – which I won’t list here - but Capetta emphasizes each one to
the point where the main plot is lost beneath a sea of details.
Now, the romance plot between Cade and Xan was probably the worst part of
the book. In the beginning I didn’t think there was going to be any romance in
this book, but then Xan’s character was introduced and that idea died. As the
book progressed, the romance was built up to its height; it was good. It wasn’t
embellished to the point that I was sick of it, yet it wasn’t completely
dropped. I could definitely see how anxious Cade was to finally meet Xan and
how he felt about her. And as the book proceeds, the tension between the two of
them built to the point where I was bouncing up and down waiting for them to
finally meet.
But somewhere over the second half of the book, the feelings between Cade
and Xan faded – the romance was practically dropped. You could still see how
Cade felt for Xan and vice versa, but in the end it was as if Cade’s feelings
were shut off and instead there was this mindless needing. Just lust, no love.
At that point it was hard to see what Cade was really thinking.
Essentially, it was as if a wall was put between the reader and Cade. And
this isn’t for just the romance. Throughout the last quarter of the book, Cade
was being described less and less, and it was as if she had no more heart-felt feelings.
Overall, this is a pretty interesting, but average book, mainly because of
how Cade wasn’t described as much as I would have liked and the romance plot. If
you like science-fiction or romance, this is a book you’ll want to read.
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