Crystal S. (crytal) reviewed on 2/1/2014 + 155 more book reviews

I was given a copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley, in return for an honest review.

I fell a little confused about how I want to rate The Mark of the Dragonfly. There were things I liked about it and things that bothered me a little. I didn't not like it, but I'm not too sure that I can say that I really liked it either.

The good: The Mark of the Dragonfly held my interest most of the way through. It takes place in a made up land and I liked how the author didn't explain things that we didn't know about, the made up words that were commonplace to the story. I've noticed that most of the time, this doesn't work, the reader just feels lost in this new world. But I didn't find it confusing at all for this book. I also found myself surprised at the same time as the main character when a twist was presented.

The not so good: This book read a little young for me. I know it was geared towards younger readers, but sometimes you'll find that YA books actually have an older target. This one wasn't like that for me. I felt like it was beneath my intelligence level somehow. I still enjoyed it, but not in the way that I think I could have if the writing was different somehow. There were also parts towards the beginning where I started to fade out, lost my interest, but it usually picked back up again pretty quickly. The ending was neat and tidy, which I generally love to see in a story, but for some reason that I can't put my finger on, it just didn't feel right. There was something missing.

Over all, I guess that I would give the book a good rating, not because it was good, but rather because it wasn't bad.

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