Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the Read Now portion of Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. They give me no money, not do they in any way influence my thoughts – those are 100% my own for better or worse.
Synopsis:
Most writers choose the endings to their stories . . . most writers are not Weavers.
Laney Holden is a freshman at Madison College whose life goes from normal to paranormal in a matter of seconds. When the antagonist in the book she’s writing shoves her down the stairs at the subway station, she learns she is a Weaver. Weavers bridge the narrow gap between fantasy and reality, bringing their words to life.
Laney soon meets William whom she also suspects is a character from her book—one she’s had a mad crush on since her pen hit the paper. But he’s in danger as her antagonist reveals a whole different ending planned for Laney’s book that involves killing William. Laney must use her writing to save the people closest to her by weaving the most difficult words she will ever write.
THE WEAVER is the first installment of The Weaver trilogy. It is an NA paranormal romance set in a small town on the north shore of Boston. It will leave you wanting more.
My Thoughts:
I don’t think that I was this book’s intended audience. I just couldn’t get into it. I mean, I like the premise, in theory. The synopsis reminded me of Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart trilogy, which I read years ago and absolutely loved. But The Weaver fell far short of my expectations in that regard. While it is not a badly written story, I just didn’t connect with it, nor with any of the characters.
I also felt that Laney was missing the skepticism necessary for me to suspend disbelief enough to get invested. When she is first accosted by the antagonist from her novel-in-progress, she kind of just took it as par for the course. Why wasn’t she surprised? Horrified? Confused? She was more like, “Well yes, naturally Jonas, a character that I made up in my head and wrote down on some paper with a pen is here trying to assault my person. Why shouldn’t he be?” I just couldn’t.
And why couldn’t she decide whether or not she knew William was also a character from her book/character she was kind of in love with?
I don’t know, folks. This book didn’t do it for me. Honestly I think I was really only in it for that opulent cover. It’s just gorgeous!
If you’ve read The Weaver, did you like it? Why or why not? What’s your take on YA/NA lit?
My Rating:
The Weaver By Heather Kindt The Parliament House New Adult, Fantasy ISBN: 9781088954249 ISBN13: 9781088954249 Published August 20, 2019
No idea about the NA genre or paranormal romance, but I have read this book and… meh.
It was just really immature and none of the characters made any sense.
Yeah, I agree. There was way too much reliance on really basic (and kind of silly) character tropes for my taste.