BOOK REVIEW: "The Weaver"

I really like the concept of an author's characters coming to life, then coming after her in order to change their story.

It started off with lots of action and an interesting relationship between the 2 main characters. But then nothing really happened except that they attended college, engaging in juvenile high school level drama clique stuff (jocks & popular girls vs smart nerds) and went to lacrosse games and dances.

At 40% of the book, the paranormal aspect becomes the focus, and the action picks up. But I felt it was rushed, and the explanations lacked depth, like it needed to be fleshed out more but the author had to hurry and end the book. I still don't really have a good sense of the recluse club members. And the ease with which everyone just accepts the paranormal phenomena , without any questions, was unbelievable.

I also found myself rereading sections that didn't make sense, like right after the MC runs terrified out of the dark woods after hearing someone chasing her, she stops to check her mail before going into her dorm and safety.  And in some action sequences the detail was minimal and I lost track of where some of the characters were spatially, so it was hard to envision the scene.

I really liked the concept, but I was pulled out of the story with too many questions while I was reading, so it didn't really suck me in and keep me there. I wish the author would have spent less time on the beginning YA drama (and sorry, but a 19-year old is not a "man"), and had focused more on that great Weaver premise.

This book was released in August, and is the first in a trilogy. ⭐⭐⭐

Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.