Pick Up Dead Girl Walking (Royal Reaper, #1) By Ruth Silver Provided As Digital

received a copy of this from the author in exchange for an honest review,
can be found on sitelinkThe Fox's Hideaway,

I love storylines that involve grim reapers, They fascinate me to no end these creature that harvest the souls of the dead, So, when I read the synopsis and saw that pretty cover, I definitely wanted it, But I hated this book, and it makes me sad because I was so looking forward to reading Dead Girl Walking.


There have only been a few characters that I loathe after all the books I've read, and one of them is Ophelia Dacre.
I don't think I've ever read a character who was more selfish, selfcentered, naive, and more annoying than Ophelia Dacre.
There was absolutely no character development with her, and I honestly did not care one iota about her.
This was written inrd person, thank God, I don't think I could have stood to listen to Ophelia's whiny, unintelligent, unemotional, and sour voice.
I just could not stand her attitude about anything, There were times when something happened and this girl had the worst response ever,

Examples: Her grumbling about the cold instead of worrying about her sister being in trouble.
Her not even bothering to ask how Wynter's doing after he ruined his life for her, or properly thanking him, or even showing him that she cared about him.
Her asking too much from Wynter and expecting him to just do what she wants, without even bothering to think about the price such favors could cost him.


She never gave a thought to her actions and the consequences that followed them.
I also didn't feel any emotions from her, even when there were moments when she should have been on her knees and crying because her heart was broken.
She was just a weak character,

And the secondary characters were placemats, all set up to make Ophelia look good, They had no backgrounds, no personalities, and no value whatsoever in the story, Their "relationships" with Ophelia were all superficial and had no true depths, This book was about Ophelia and her life, which I wouldn't have minded so much if I had actually liked the MC and the secondary characters were still strong elements in the story.
I think my favorite was Violetta, just because she didn't take shit from anyone and she wasn't the biggest fan of the MC.
They were supposed to be a group of friends, these reapers, but all of them were only there to further the plot along and to get Ophelia to that ending.
Nothing more, which was so sad considering most of them have been around for a long time and they could have had amazing backstories.


There really wasn't even a plot in this story, It felt more like a bunch of random scenes thrown together, Some were supposed to suspenseful, and yet, I felt no sense of danger for the characters, Some were supposed to be emotional, and yet, I felt nothing in this story, And since I didn't care for Ophelia, nothing bothered me about this book, And I just don't totally understand the creatures in this book, The world building was nonexistent, And speaking of world, this had the feel of a fantasy but it was so very modern.
The setting, dialogue, and details didn't mesh together at all,

The writing style was very sophomoric, The characters' conversations felt disjointed and awkward, and the storyline didn't flow well, I was very bored throughout the book, and the only reason I finished was because it was such a quick read.
Sadly, Dead Girl Walking was extremely disappointing, Here's to another original and intriguing story! raises imaginary glass

Here's my little spiel on this lovely: it was great.
It was spunky, it was funky, it was awesomey,

First of all, I loved the characters, There was a good balance between the characters that readers naturally dislike and the characters that readers naturally like or love.
Not only that, but the characters each had a story and unique personality of their own, It was incredible to see all of these characters come together to create this weird yet real harmony.
Silver did a fantastic job in doing it, Things weren't just plastered onto her blank canvas, but was intricately placed and happened for a reason instead.


I also want to talk about the story/time of the book, Man, I really loved the world this book took place in! To me, it was like a mix of the olden, more sophisticated days from various different areas of the world.
I loved seeing the more vintage details of the story come to life, It was interesting, for example, to see just how much a carriage was used, bringing an emphasis to that one detail.
It really leads me to believe that Silver moved with her story with purpose and that readers shouldn't take a small detail that is added within the story lightly.


This book kept me entertained, It is a short read, but it satisfied me, I was constantly wondering what would happen next in the story whenever I had to put it down to do something else.
This story touched me in ways that I can't describe in words, . . I was refreshed and got thrust back into the YA Fantasy world after reading so much NA Romance, and I remembered just how amazing these darn books from this genre can be.
I loved this book, and I definitely recommend it, I can't wait to read the next books in the series!

sitelink weebly. com/ Princess Ophelia was to wed Prince Astin when the time comes, but she was in love with Larkin, a commoner.
she often sneaked out of the castle to meet him secretly after everyone in the castle went to sleep.
one day meeting with Larkin, she was murdered, however, instead of falling dead, she found herself staring at her body with no one being able to see her.
she later found out that she was a newly recruited Grim Reaper, joining the team by

the name Leila.
she had to cut all ties with her old life but found it every bit difficult when Larkin was the next to die.


the book was absolutely easy read, Leila was a character so believable that it was easy to fit in her shoes, experiencing what she was experiencing, especially the struggles against death, making her highly relatable.
i was relieved to find their group consisted of only a few members, just so not being overwhelmed by supporting characters, but it was also slightly disappointing to know so little about them before they were removed from the scene completely.
the uniqueness of the plot was the main attraction that kept me flying through the pages in no time.
i had fun exploring their lives as much as the adventure Leila was forced to go through.
with the cliffhanger that i was left with by the end of the book, i can't wait to lay my hands on the coming installment.


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