Author: masheena

Genre: Fantasy

What I liked about this book:

The Edge of the World is one of my favorite books on Wattpad, and I read it before I'd ever talked to its author. It's an extremely clever twist on an overdone genre, and if I said anything more about it, it would ruin the story. I'm going to try to write this review so it doesn't spoil the book for anyone that might be reading it. 

Evelin is a complex character who grapples with a lot of tough issues. She's strong, independent, and fierce. She has a loud, identifiable voice that I immediately connected with, and which carried me through the rest of the book. The eventual plot twist was startling and completely unexpected, though I realized later that Masheena totally forshadowed it without me having noticed.

This is a great book. It deserves to be published.

What I did NOT like about this book:

I read it before its current edits, and can't really give much feedback until I reread it, but I wanted to include it here because I liked it so much. There isn't much I didn't like. I think the plot twist's foreshadowing could have been a little stronger. 

I also really wish her friend was included more. She kind of came out of nowhere, and although she also had the potential to be strong and identifiable, we didn't see her that much, and for that reason I didn't really care about her. Her eventual conclusion could have been so much more poignant had I had a personal connection with her.

My understanding is this has been fixed in the rewrite I haven't read, though.

Overall:

Go read it.

Rating: 

9/10. It needs some polish, but Masheena is a freak of nature. Maybe that'll improve when I actually go read her edits. Anyway this book is fantastic.