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Title: Not worthy of the hype!
Review: I purchased and read this book just after it first came out to rave reviews and a New York Times Bestseller ranking. I was extremely dissappointed. There is a reason that there are not many well renowned 18 year old authors out there. The writing is poor at best - definitely the work of someone who is just learning the art. The story is entertaining at times, but as many other reviewers have mentioned, it is entirely unoriginal. This book is fine for the younger child but is not in the class of Paul Park's Princess of Roumania, The Golden Compass trilogy or Harry Potter as books that transcend the line between children's and adult literature. I did not read the second book and have no intention of doing so.
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